Religious Figures in Jerusalem

The atlas holds 6 people and 22 moments here, from 5 BC to 2000. The most recorded lives are Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle and Pope John Paul II.

Notable people

  1. Jesus Christ

    from 5 BC to 30

    10 moments here

    Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…

  2. Paul the Apostle

    from 20 to 57

    7 moments here

    Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…

  3. Pope John Paul II

    in 2000

    2 moments here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  4. Pope Francis

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  5. Umar ibn al-Khattab

    in 637

    1 moment here

    Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 584–644) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from 634 until his assassination.…

  6. Al-Ghazali

    in 1095

    1 moment here

    Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…

Moments

  1. 5 BC Born at Bethlehem Jesus Christ
  2. 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  3. 29 Forty days in the Judaean Desert Jesus Christ
  4. 30 Acted in the Second Temple Jesus Christ
  5. 30 Ate the Last Supper in Jerusalem Jesus Christ
  6. 30 Descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem Jesus Christ
  7. 30 Entered Jerusalem for Passover Jesus Christ
  8. 30 Faced Pilate at the Gabbatha/Lithostrōtos Jesus Christ
  9. 30 Visited Bethany before the final entry Jesus Christ
  10. 30 Went to Gethsemane and was arrested Jesus Christ
  11. 30 Crucified at Golgotha Jesus Christ
  12. 31 Persecution of the Jerusalem community Paul the Apostle
  13. 35 First post-conversion visit to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  14. 45 Famine-relief journey to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  15. 49 Council of Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  16. 49 Second journey begins from Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  17. 57 Final visit and arrest at Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
  18. 637 Acceptance of Jerusalem's surrender Umar ibn al-Khattab
  19. 1095 Journey to Jerusalem Al-Ghazali
  20. 1973 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Pope Francis
  21. 2000 Prayer at the Western Wall Pope John Paul II
  22. 2000 Visit to Yad Vashem Pope John Paul II

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