Tell Mar Elias Monastery is a Christian pilgrimage site of great importance and speciality, as the Orthodox Pilgrimage Day falls on August 2nd, and a celebration was held at the site of the archaeological shrine of Mar Elias, the Prophet Elijah the Zealot, in Ajloun Governorate, where the place is ancient and sacred.

The pilgrimage began with a divine mass headed by His Eminence the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Jordan, Christoforos, who spoke about the greatness of the site and its touristic, religious and historical specialness.

In his sermon, he said that it is a great blessing to be in this holy place, which was teeming with monastic life in the fourth and fifth centuries AD, which is considered part of the identity of our holy country that witnessed and witnesses to this day the divine concession for the salvation of mankind. He continued his talk by saying that our presence today in the homeland of the zealous prophet Elijah in Jordan, this prophet who loved the true God 800 years before the divine incarnation, sends us with all the prophets of the Old Testament and the patron saint of Jordan John the Baptist and the saints of the New Testament so that we may care for the salvation of our souls, purifying our hearts and thoughts free from confusion, drinking from the spring of the holy fathers of the church. Since Mar Elias is a Christian pilgrimage site, work is currently underway to restore and preserve the site, as His Eminence Archbishop Christoforos, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Jordan, signed a tripartite joint agreement between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, represented by the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the President of the European Center for Byzantine Archaeology in Greece. The agreement stipulates the implementation of projects to prepare, protect, preserve and enhance the archaeological site of Mar Elias, including the restoration of the architectural remains of the site and the mosaic floors, and work to improve and facilitate its visit, through teams specialized in this field. 

The site of Mar Elias in Ajloun Governorate in Jordan constitutes the remains of two Roman churches. The smaller church, discovered in 2001, dates back to the 4th and 5th centuries AD, while the large church, discovered in 1999, dates back to the 6th century and is one of the largest Roman churches in Jordan. The churches are distinguished by their marble carvings and mosaic floors.

The name of Mar Elias goes back to the prophet of God Elijah the Thespian, as indicated by the texts written in Greek on the mosaic paintings there.

Tel Mar Elias witnesses an active tourism movement throughout the year, and tourists come to it from all over the world to make pilgrimages and take the blessing of the place and see the picturesque views overlooking the western bank, a historical legacy and the sanctity of the place.