Story highlights Razzouk family business began in the 14th century in EgyptChristian tattooing has been used as a certificate of pilgrimageJerusalem (CNN) For 700 years, Christian pilgrims have sought out the Razzouk family for their specialist skills. As tattoo artists, they would ink people to commemorate their spiritual journey to Jerusalem. And they're still very much open for business today, in a dusty back ally in the Old City. The tattoo will be an Armenian cross, which holds special meaning for Andrew Seropian, a veteran of the US campaign in Afghanistan embarking on his own pilgrimage. "I was seven meters away from a rocket that blew up with no protection on," says the 35-year-old from Boston.

Source: CNN September 06, 2016 06:22 UTC