Saturdays 10:00-14:00.
120 NIS per participant in a group of 10 or more people.
200 NIS per participant in a group of less than 10 people.
The tour is expected to interest a wide audience of all denominations and religions, secular, Jewish and Christian. There is no need to enter the churches, but you can enter the monasteries.
The Fascinating History of the “Mary Magdalene” Monastery”
We will learn about Archimandrite Kapustin, the Russian who founded the “Ascension of Mary” monastery.”
We will visit an underground cave where “the last three biblical prophets” are buried.”
We will learn about the Russian Archimandrite Kapustin who founded the monastery
⬤ How did he buy the lands during the Turkish period?
⬤ How did he start building and discovering antiquities and mosaics?
⬤ Who helped him build new buildings and how did it become a monastery?
⬤ Why is the Church of the Ascension called "Little Sepia"?
⬤ We took a tour throughout the monastery.
⬤ We will also enter a secret Armenian burial cave.
The tombs of the prophets are located in an underground cave. We will enter the cave and hear:
⬤ How is it? That the tombs of the prophets belong to the White Russian Church?
⬤ To what period does each part of the cave belong?
⬤ We will meet the new priest, a Greek priest born in Canada and in charge of the cave.
According to a recent article, the Franciscan church of Dominus Flevit stands in the place where the red heifer was burned.
We will enter the monastery (only if it is open) where we will see:
Monastery/Church of Mary Magdalene, also known as the "Church of the Golden Onions"
⬤ In what year did they start building the church?
⬤ Who paid for the construction of the church?
⬤ Who was the architect?
⬤ What was there before the church?
⬤ About a princess buried there.
⬤ What antiquities were discovered inside the building?
⬤ What happened to the monastery after the Bolshevik Revolution and to this day?
Guide details:
Tour guide for historical sites and Ph.D. in archaeology
◾️ Master's degree in philosophy at the State University of Yekaterinburg.
◾️Guide course.
◾️PhD from Bar-Ilan University, “Jewish Antiquities in the Collection of Antonin Kapustin”.
For my research, I traveled to the archive of St. Petersburg University and read Kapustin's diaries there, which is how I actually completed my doctoral research.
