Mary's Spring, Jerusalem District, Israel
4.0 (36 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #3 in Ein Kerem Historic Sites • Bodies of Water • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Very pretty place but, Don't drink the water
This site is open to the public, in the center of the village a stream on top of which a Mosque was built many years ago. The Muslim residents of the town fled in Israel's war of independence, so the Mosque is not operational now and serves as a land mark. The water flows from a pier coming from under the building. The source of the water has gone bad and the water is not safe for drinking. Ein Kerem has a number of Churches and Christian traditions of events of the New Testament that took place here. It is a very beautiful place to visit and has religious significance for Christians.
Address
Ein Kerem Street, Ein Kerem 9087200 Israel
Website
http://www.biblewalks.com/Sites/MarySpring.html
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4.0 based on (36 reviews)
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4MBB1952 5:00 PM Oct 5, 2015
MARY'S SPRING
After we finished visiting the Church of St. John the Baptist we headed to the Church of Visitation a while back we came across Mary's Spring.The tradition started back in the 14th century.It was were Mary stopped to drink from the village spring and also the place were she met with Elizabeth. Many Catholic and Orthodox pilgrimages visit this site and fill their bottles with the Holy Water. The waters is not suitable to drink now because of the polution.
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3Linda Y 5:00 PM Feb 16, 2020
Fountain of the Virgin
Mary’s Spring, or the Fountain of the Virgin, is located at the bottom of the hill leading to the Church of the Visitation. Tradition says that Mary stopped here to drink from the freshwater spring on her journey to visit her cousin, Elizabeth. A small mosque, now abandoned, was built over the spring in the mid-1800's. While the water is still flowing, it is NOT safe to drink. We took a quick photo and continued up the hill to the church.
