In the square in front of the church, there are some interesting sites. One of them is where, according to legend, traces of one woman named Miriam are imprinted. She lived in Egypt in the fifth century. When she heard that the people were going to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication of the cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, she went with them. But not to pray, but to engage in prostitution. Suddenly, she stopped at this place and could not continue to the church. She did not move beyond where her feet were sunk. Then faith was revealed to Miriam. She repented and went to a desert where she spent the last years of her life vowing humbly and faithfully.
The trip takes us from the Jaffa Gate through the Christian Quarter to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. After that, we will visit Golgotha, the stone of anointing, burial, and resurrection, St. Helena Chapel - the site where the Holy cross was found. Further, the route passes through Muristan to the Jewish Quarter, Kardo Street, excavations of the walls of Jerusalem from the time of Jesus, the mosaic of Madaba, the Hurva Synagogue, the Menorah, the panorama of the Olive and Temple Mountains, the Wailing Wall. Finally, we return to the Jaffa Gate through the Muslim Quarter, the monuments of the Mamluk architecture, and the street of David.
