St. Mark's Church

Syriac Church is wonderfully decorated

The Syriac Church is an ancient church, tracing its roots to the earliest days of Christianity; it predates Protestant churches by many centuries. St Mark's Church is wonderfully decorated, gaining ac...

Syriac orthodox church Jerusalem

The Syriac Orthodox church was a nice place to see and have some quality time. They have mass in the evening at 5pm during weekdays which is quite convenient. They also have a guest house where touris...

Off the beaten path....

There are advantage of having a Guide who grew up in Old Jerusalem. While we were visiting the old city he took us to a place that a lot of pilgrims may not get to see. A Syrian Church on the site o...

Very interesting...

I loved my trip to Jerusalem, however, this was super special. I didn't get a good look at inside the church as there was a service going but it was lovely.

Hidden Gem

Hopefully Justine will be there to give you her tour. Said to be the first church as it is built over St. Mark's mother's house. they believe it be the site of the Last Supper. there is an icon painte...