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The Church of All Nations, also known as the Church of Gethsemane [1] or the Basilica of the Agony, is a Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, next to the Garden of Gethsemane. It enshrines a section of bedrock where Jesus is said to have prayed before his arrest. ( Mark 14:32–42 )
- 1924
- June 1924
- Neo-Byzantine
- Jerusalem
Completed. 1955. Dominus Flevit ( Latin, "the Lord wept") is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives, opposite the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. During construction of the sanctuary, archaeologists uncovered artifacts dating back to the Canaanite period, as well as tombs from the Second Temple and Byzantine eras.
The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet ( Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים, romanized : Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, romanized : Jabal az-Zaytūn; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also الطور, Aṭ-Ṭūr, 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. [1] It is ...
- Road
- Jerusalem
- 826 m (2,710 ft)
- Judean Mountains
The Mount of Olives, one of three hills on a long ridge to the east of Jerusalem, is the location of many biblical events. Rising to more than 800 metres, it offers an unrivalled vista of the Old City and its environs. The hill, also called Mount Olivet, takes its name from the fact that it was once covered with olive trees.
Dec 25, 2020 · The Dome of the Rock and Jerusalem's Old City, seen from inside the Dominus Flevit church on the Mount of Olives. (Shmuel Bar-Am) The Church of St. Mary Magdalene was built by Russia's Alexander ...
Jan 23, 2018 · Mount of Olives is the beautiful mountain that stands to the east of the Old City of Jerusalem. Well, it’s not really a mountain. It’s more like a hill, rising to a height of around 825 meters. But when it comes to the Mount of Olives, the height doesn’t matter. It is a holy place to Christians, Jews, and Muslims and one of the top ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Mount of Olives, multi-summit limestone ridge just east of the Old City of Jerusalem and separated from it by the Kidron Valley. Frequently mentioned in the Bible and later religious literature, it is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The peak usually regarded as the Mount of Olives proper is the southern summit, 2,652 feet (808 metres ...
