Felix Fabri (Circa 1480-1483 A. D.): Part II

Travel with Felix Fabri through Jerusalem’s sacred sites and ancient strongholds. This vivid travel narrative follows a medieval pilgrim as he visits churches, holy stones, and key landmarks around Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. The journey blends atmosphere, faith, and historical detail to illuminate late medieval devotion. The book chronicles moments of reverence and ceremony, from kissing holy stones to receiving indulgences. It moves from the citadel of David on Mount Zion to the steps leading to the Ascension chapel, and it describes how pilgrims navigated gatekeepers, mosques, and ruined chapels while tracing routes that connect sacred events to the modern cityscape. Along the way, readers glimpse the author’s reflections on church history, apostolic journeys, and the struggle to balance faith with scarce travel means. - Walk through Jerusalem’s hill-top churches and familiar holy places, with the sense of awe and caution pilgrims carried. - Learn how indulgences were sought and granted at various shrines, and how relics and relic-places shaped daily devotion. - See the Mount of Olives, Mount Galilee, and the ascent site through the eyes of a 15th-century traveler. - Discover notes on local history, church rites, and the long memory of sacred sites in a city marked by siege and pilgrimage. Ideal for readers of medieval travel writing, sacred landscape, and the history of pilgrimage in Jerusalem. Read more