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The Gethsemane Convent of the Bethany Community of the Resurrection of Christ, founded in 1934, is located on the Mount of Olives, in the area at the foot of the western slope, where Jesus Christ was praying on the night of arrest . Today The Gethsemane Garden covers a small territory . Eight olives, several thousand years old, represent the main value . The main church of this convent is named after St. Mary Magdalene, and the cave chapel in the name of Str. On the territory of the monastery, according to tradition, the Lord's grave was built on the site of the grotto where the apostles Peter, John and Jacob were staying during Jesus' prayer in the garden .
Church of St. Mary Magdalene |
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin |
Mount of Olives (Mount of Olives) |
According to tradition, The Dormition of the Mother of God lived with the Apostle John to the Mother of God until the very last minute of her life.
Address: Har HaZeitim (Mount of Olives)