Christian pilgrimage

What is a pilgrimage?A pilgrimage is a journey to a religious place. It is different to going on holiday.

People make the journey for different reasons; perhaps because they want to give thanks to God, ask for help or to say sorry and ask for forgiveness.The people who go on these special journeys are called 'pilgrims‘.

Christian places of pilgrimage such as Canterbury Cathedral are specialbecause of something that happened there.

Special places

Illustration of map of Kent pointing out Canterbury

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Canterbury Cathedral

Special places

Map illustration including Bethlehem here

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Church of the Nativity

Special placesChristians visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem because this is the place

where Jesus is believed to have been born.

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Church of the Nativity

Special places

Map illustration including Jerusalem here

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Jerusalem

Special placesJerusalem is a very special place to Christians because it is believed that Jesus was sometimes brought here as a child. It was also here that Jesus spoke to people and tried to help them. It is also a special place because this is where

Jesus was crucified at the end of his life, remembered at Easter.

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Jerusalem

Special places

Map illustration of Lourdes in France

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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes