Saxum Visitor Center
Enhance your Holy Land Experience
Monday to Friday,
9am–5pm
Road to Nataf, 3978
Abu Ghosh
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Our guided tour helps visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the Holy Land through timelines, maps, interactive screens, models, recreations, and video mappings, allowing them to experience the spatial and temporal dimensions of the land Jesus walked through.
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
Emmaus Trail
Hiking from Saxum
Do you want to follow the Road to Emmaus that Jesus walked with the two disciples?
A biblical and historical trail of 20 kilometers from Saxum Visitor Center to Emmaus-Nicopolis.
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Interview with Fr. Francesco Ielpo Custody of the Holy Land
On June 24, 2025, Pope Leo XIV confirmed the election of our brother, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, as Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion. What is the Mission of the Franciscan Custody in the Holy Land? The mission of the Franciscans in the Holy Land dates...
The Empty Tomb of Lazarus in Bethany
Bethany: Today, the village of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary is called el-‘Ezariyyeh—the village of ‘Azar in Arabic, Eleazar in Hebrew, that is, of Lazarus. Of the three siblings, however, Lazarus is the most reserved. The Gospels do not record any conversation between...
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Church of the Multiplication (Tabgha): Corpus Christi
Very close to the Sea of Galilee, this is the place in which Tradition says Jesus performed the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
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Saxum around the World
Thanks to the work of many Advisors, Saxum International Foundation promotes
activities related to the Holy Land from various regions of the world.
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