In what context? I do not know of any denomination of Christianity that believes you should pilgrimage to Jerusalem but I don't know much. More details would be helpful to other answerer's who are cleverer than me
It is the city of the King of Kings Jesus Christ. He was born there and He will reign there.
It isn't technically. But it is nice to see where it all took place.
AnswerSaladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187.
Christians do not pray to anything that faces Jerusalem.
No, it is the Jewish state. However, many Christians visit Israel due to the biblical and historical places. As in, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has some significance for Christians as that is where Jesus was crucified but really it is just a city there is nothing holy or important about Jerusalem for Christians. There is nothing important about going there.
If they want to. I don't believe that it is mandatory.
Jerusalem
they fought dat they was da bad peeps init! Since the time of Constantine, Christians had gone on pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Even though Moslems had ruled Jerusalem since 638, Christians were still allowed to visit the city. By the 11th century, however, the situation had changed. Just as the number and frequency of pilgrimages to Jerusalem was at new peaks, the Seljuk Turks took over control of Jerusalem and prevented pilgrimages.
Yes.
Jerusalem, Israel.
When the Second Crusade ended, the European Christians lost control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem).