TRAVELING TO CHRISTIAN'S SANCTUARIES IN MT. OF OLIVES

TRAVELING TO CHRISTIAN’S SANCTUARIES IN MOUNT OF OLIVES JERUSALEM

The sanctuary is a Holy or Sacred place. The Sanctuary for Christian in Mount of Olives will be presented with comment, pictures and caption related to references available and the Bible.

Picture 6: The Pater Noster or Lord's Prayer Church in the slope of Mount of Olives.

1.Pater Noster Church or Lord’s Prayer Church: A Cavern where Jesus taught his disciples the Lord’s Prayer is now a chapel, and the Carmelite cloister here is lined with glazed tiles bearing the text of the prayer translated into 62 languages. [Matthew 6: 9-13; Luke 11: 2-4].

Pic. 7: The inside of the Lord's Prayer Church where the text is written and translated into 62 languages.












2. Dominus Flevit Chapel: Built to commemorate where Jesus is said to have wept as he foresaw the doom of Jerusalem--" And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it…As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that not be thrown down".

The beautiful view of the Old City through its distinct Chapel window.[Luke 19: 41 and 21: 5-6; Mat. 24: 1-2; Mark 13:1-2 ].

Pic. 8: Dominus Flevit Chapel in the slope of Mount of Olives.

Pic. 9: The window of Dominus Flevit. The beautiful view of the Old City through its distinct window.

3. Church of All Nations, Basilica of the Agony: Close by are the ancient olives trees of the Garden of Gethsemane surrounding the Basilica of the Agony, its blue and gold mosaic pediment visible from afar. Also known as the Church of All Nations, for it was sponsored jointly by several countries. This site is believed that Jesus prayed to the Father hours before his crucifixion. Saying," Father, if thou be willing, remove the cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. [Luke 22: 41-42]."

Pic. 10: The Church of All Nations, close by are the ancient olive trees of the Garden of Gethsemane surroundings the Basilica of the Agony, also known as the Church of All Nations for it was sponsored jointly by several country.

Pic. 11: Close by the ancient olive trees of the Garden of Gethsemane surrounding the Basilica of the Agony its blue and gold mosaic pediment visible from afar, also known as the Church of All Nations.

4. Gethsemane Garden: Early Christian pilgrims located the Garden of Gethsemane at the bottom of the slope of the Mt. of Olives opposite the Temple Mount in the Old City. A joining is the Grotto of Gethsemane, a shallow cave where Israelite farmers prepared olive oil thousands of year ago—a cave in which Jesus and his companions often sheltered from winter rain and summer sunshine. An oil press is called in Hebrew “gat shemen”, and from this stemmed the word “Gethsemane.”

Pic. 12: Photo shot of Me, my spouse B.T. and my daughter Conny in front of the ancient olive trees , close by the church of All Nations.

Pic. 13: Ancient Olive Trees in the Garden of Gethsemane, it is said that the olive trees is believed since the Jesus Passion.

5. Mary Magdalene Church or the White Russian Church: Built by Czar Alexander III in memory of his mother and Mary Magdalene. [John 12:3] "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment".

And also Christ’s resurrection appears first to Mary Magdalene.[Mat 28: 1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24: 10; John 20: 1, 16].

Pic. 14: St. Mary Magdalene Church or The White Russian Church

Pic. 15: Mary anoints Jesus before the Passion.

John 12: 1-8; Mat. 26: 6-13; Mark 14: 3-9

Pic. 16: Jesus Christ resurrection appears to Mary

Magdalene by Rembrand, 1638.

6. The Church of the Assumption:

Pic. 17: The Church of the Assumption.

Built above majestic stairway descending to the crypt where Virgin Mary was buried [Tomb of Virgin Mary]. The situs or site is said to be the ascension of Virgin Mary to the heaven [Catholic faith 1950].

The church of the Assumption is in the Kidron Valley between the Mt. of Olives and the Old City.

Pic. 18: The Tomb of Virgin Mary.

7. The Tomb of Virgin Mary: The tomb of Virgin Mary [the mother of Jesus] in the Kidron Valley.[ Mat 1: 18-23].

8. The Dome of Ascension: The chapel with finely carved Crusader capitals roofing a rock impressed with Jesus ' last earthly foot-print. This is the traditionally accepted site of Jesus' ascent to heaven. The site of the Dome of ascension is near to the White Russian Church.

Mark 16: 19 Luke 24: 50-53.

"And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up in to heaven"

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Pic. 19: The Dome of the Ascension

Pic. 20: The visitors for Dome of Ascension on the top right side of this picture.