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So – where was Jesus really crucified? An Easter mystery!
So – where was Jesus really crucified? An Easter mystery!
Read MoreHow was Easter celebrated when the Knights Templar were around?
The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus was central to Christian belief. This was the idea that God had taken human form, had performed miracles and given sermons while alive and then had sacrificed himself to the most degrading form of…
Read MoreDid the Templars find anything under the Temple of Solomon?
It is recounted in the Bible that a great Temple was built by the Jews in Jerusalem under a king called Solomon and it stood until its destruction by the Babylonian empire – when it invaded in the sixth century…
Read MoreEaster – ten things you never knew
Or maybe you do know some of these things – but just in case: Easter is a moveable feast that is always on the first Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon. However, the date of that full moon is determined…
Read MoreGood Friday – my visit to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
In 2012, I was in Jerusalem and visited the Holy Sepulchre – this is the spot revered by all Christian faiths as the place where Jesus was crucified. This church – which dates back to the Roman period though little…
Read MoreMy photos from inside the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem!
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was a place of worship that the Knights Templar venerated. So much so that Templar churches all over Europe were modelled on this circular church. And at its centre, still today, is the alleged…
Read MoreVia Dolorosa – the journey continues!
I left you at the flagellation of Jesus in the last blog post. Then I walked on down the Via Dolorosa to the prison where Christ was held, a church run by the Greek Orthodox church…and after that his first…
Read MoreTelling the time in the Middle Ages
Telling the time in the Middle Ages was not an exact science but there were smart ways of knowing the hour of the day
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