Jerusalem is a holy city for three major religions:JewishChristianMuslim
While religious sites are assumed to be the objective of a pilgrimage it can also be used in other conotations. A pilgrimage assumes a great moral search, or at least the pilgrim is taking the journey to enlighten themselves or out of a sense of reverence. You can make a pilgrimage to "Strawberry Fields", "Graceland", "DeLay Plaza" or the "Vietnam Memorial Wall". It doesn't have to be to Jerusalem or Mecca or the Vatican.
A pilgrimage is perceived to be religious in nature, but this is not the only type of pilgrimage, If you are a fanatical fan of anything, movies, auto racing, nature, skiing, surfing, diving, and so on attending an event or visiting these places that are critical to the sport/event/history can be considered a pilgrimage.
No, because it is not commanded in the Bible. All that means is that one should not be coerced in to pilgrimage, it can be a joyful and rewarding experience as in Chaucers day. I have been several times to Jerusalem and have both been a member of a group of pilgrims at Walsingham and a leader of such a group regularly!
Richard the Lionhearted didn't win. Saladin won. He did make a treaty with the Christians though. They could make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and enter the city unarmed.
israel (jerusalem)
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a holy city for three major religions:JewishChristianMuslim
They feel closer to God.
Jerusalem
from assination coming back from jerusalem on a pilgrimage for repentance
Pietro Casola wrote a journal recounting his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1494, titled "The Pilgrimage of the Venetian Pietro Casola to Jerusalem." It is an important historical account of a pilgrimage during the late Middle Ages.
Of course. Jerusalem had slaves until the Ottoman Empire banned slavery in the 19th century.
When the Temple was standing, the Torah (Deuteronomy 14:23) states that a visit there would make a person more God-fearing (aware of God). However, with the destruction of the second Temple in 70 CE, Jews have not gone on pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Jews Were Banned From Jerusalem
Holy Temple.
There was not a specific place to begin the pilgrimage. It was more about where it would end up. Many in the Middle Ages traveled to Jerusalem. The goal of a pilgrimage was to reach a holy site.