Jordan is part of the Holy Land and part of the biblical epic. The territory of modern Jordan was the place of significant events in the history of Christianity that extends through the centuries in the new and Old Testament. It is thanks to this profound religious meaning that some Jordan sites have been designated as places of the Christian pilgrimage and have been visited by Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and by Pope Francis over the last half century. These Christian sites are visited by pilgrims from all over the world and are a symbol of religious cohabitation between faiths in Jordan.

The Jordan Valley and Bethany beyond the Jordan

The Jordan valley. The Jordan, always a source of life. This valley remains the only fertile area of ​​Jordan, and its lands have been made even more productive by various channeling interventions which, however, have led to a strong reduction in the reach of the famous river. Al Urdun, the trough, this is what Giordano means, his valley preserves a profound religious meaning for Christians. The amazing archaeological discoveries recorded starting from 1966, between the Jordanian River and the Hill of Elijah, they allowed him to identify this region as Biblical Betania beyond the Jordan where John the Baptist lived in the days when he baptized Jesus.

Madaba

The town of Madaba is known as the city of bizantine vintage mosaics. Within the Greek-Orthodox church of S.Giorgio you can see the most famous that depicts the map of Palestine. A series of burials and some fires have damaged this wonderful mosaic that originally counted more than 2 million tiles. Measure 16 x 16 meters and represents the plant of Palestine with Egypt, the Nile and the Jordan River. This masterpiece was designed to give information to pilgrims on the Holy Land. Imagine a real tourist office of the sixth century D.C with red marked the most important locations. Today the ancient Byzantine tradition of Madaba's mosaics is carried out with enthusiasm and mastery from the young of the numerous artisan shops. An activity that has become a real resource and Madaba's mosaics are known throughout the world.

Mount Nebo

If you move the suggestions, we can only take the road of the kings that, from Amman, descends south to Petra. From here they passed the Jews of Exodus and the precious caravans from the kingdom of Saba to the edge of this region, which in the Bible takes the name of Moab, the last page of Deuteronomy is set, with the story and the burial of Moses that , from the top of Mount Nebo, opposite Gerico and Jerusalem, could take a look at the promised land, in which he, and his generation, was prevented from entering. Today the church built on Mount Nebo represents the sanctuary of Moses.

Mukawir

Keep the remains of the Palace of Herode Antipa. On this hill and in this building that dominates the Dead Sea region and the distant hills of Palestine and Israel,
What erode imprisoned and cherred Giovanni Battista; "He was beheaded after the fatal dance of Salomè". (Mattia 14: 3-11).

Anjara

The Ajara cave was considered a sacred place for pilgrims, celebrated now with a modern style sanctuary, the sanctuary of Our Lady of the
Mountain, while for the Catholic Churches of the Middle East had been
Onree one of the five pilgrimage sites of the Jubilee 2000.

The tomb of the Prophet Elia

In addition to the sacred place, on this site there are the ruins of one of the largest Byzantine churches known in Jordan. In the Museum of the Castle of Ajloun there are exhibits found in the area, along with marble engravings and small objects
Votives in metal.

The Lot's Cave

The infamous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the other cities of the Dead Sea (or city of the valley), have been protagonists of some of the most dramatic and popular stories of the Old Testament, like that of Lot, whose wife was transformed into a statue of salt for disobeying God's will. Lot and his two daughters
They survived and took refuge in a cave near the small town of Zoar (today's Safi). The Bible tells that the daughters of Lot gave in the light of the children whose descendants would become the peoples of the ammonites and moabites. Their kingdoms were located in the area that now corresponds to the center of Jordan.