Holy Land
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| - | '''Christian pilgrimage''' was first made to sites connected with the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of [[Jesus]]. Surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the [[Holy Land]] date from the 4th century, when [[pilgrimage]] was encouraged by church fathers like [[Jerome|Saint Jerome]]. Pilgrimages also began to be made to [[Rome]] and other sites associated with the [[Twelve apostles|Apostles]], [[Saint]]s and [[Christian martyrs]], as well as to places where there have been [[Marian apparitions|apparition]]s of the [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Virgin Mary]]. | ||
| + | '''the [[Holy]] [[Land]]''' | ||
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| + | # That part of [[Asia]], consisting mostly of [[Israel]] and [[Palestine]], in which most [[Biblical]] events are set. | ||
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- That part of Asia, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set.
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