The following is a brief description of the venues on the itinerary of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.  Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will meet at three different venues, which mirror the venues of their predecessors Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in 1964: The Apostolic Delegation, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and summer residence of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the area of "Small Galilee."

 

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Also called the Church of the Anastasis (i.e. Resurrection), the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the most important site in Christendom.
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The Church of the Nativity

It is often said by Christians that in the small cave in Bethlehem is where earth and heaven met. The Theotokos held God in her womb so that by his birth, divine providence would be fulfilled.
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Apostolic Delegation

The Apostolic Delegation is located in Jerusalem. It was one of the venues where Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras met in 1964. To commemorate that historic event, the room where Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras met has two notable items commemorating that historic moment.
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Small Galilee

The area of Small Galilee, which is on the top of the Mount of Olives, is indeed the place where Christ appeared to his disciples twice after his resurrection.
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Yad Vashem Museum

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The Israel Museum

The Israel Museum is ranked among the world's leading art and archaelogy museums. Founded in 1965, the Museuem houses encyclopedic collections from prehistory and the present day, archeology, and fine arts.
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