Among the followers of the Christian religion and all the cultural, educated people all over the world places associated with the life and the spiritual and educational activities of Jesus, considered particularly revered and has undeniable historical and cultural value.
Garden of Gethsemane
Gethsemane - one of those shrines.The name "Gethsemane" means "press oilseeds", "olive press."This area in Israel, near East Jerusalem, located at Mount of Olives.Kidron Valley, nestled at the foot of it, includes the very ground where once grew the legendary Garden of Gethsemane.At the moment of it was a small piece of the total area 47h50 meters.
Communication with biblical events
In those days, which tells the New Testament, called the whole valley.The Garden of Gethsemane is now adjacent to the tomb of the Mother of God.According to the Gospel, it is here spent his last hours before his arrest Christ.There he prayed to Heavenly Father, asking him to withdraw from a heavy cup of suffering and at the same time humbly accepting His will and those tests, which he ugotovlena.The apostles, the disciples knew that Jesus loves the Garden of Gethsemane and often retreated to him to reflect on his own, escape from the city, dive into the high relationship with God.Because Judas have guards is a place where you can find Christ and without problems, quietly arrested.Modern research has been able to even quite right to point out that corner of the garden, where there were the legendary event.It is among the most ancient olive trees dating back hundreds of years.
Gethsemane and Christian traditions
Bible many pages devoted to the narrative that Christ did in Gethsemane.For believers of all Christian denominations is a place associated with the Passion.Every year, pilgrims flock here from all corners of the earth.This tradition led the way with since Jesus was crucified.And in the 14th century on the site of constant prayer of Christ was built the first small church - from the Byzantine Orthodox Church.New House of God was built in the same century later, when the previous one was destroyed.In the 17th century the Catholic Order of St. Francis (Franciscans) installed on your terrain supervision.And the area where Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, from the mid 19th century was fenced by a high wall, closing the entrance to it to everyone.
Gethsemane church
Gethsemane on Holy ground is now open and has three large churches have a huge common Christian value.
- The first is the so-called Church of All Nations.It belongs to the Franciscans and was built in the first quarter of the 20th century.The main relic of the temple is considered to be the rock on which, according to tradition, Christ prayed tearfully before his arrest.The name of the church is due to the fact that for its construction were collected donations from the faithful of many European states and citizens of Canada.Before the church is the altar.Temple Attractions - mosaic paintings on the theme Latest one day Jesus.
- Near the tomb, the burial Mother of God, built the church of the Assumption.There are places last resting parents of the Virgin Mary and St.Joseph.It was erected as early as the 12th century St.Elena.It belongs to the temple of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and the Armenian Orthodox denominations.
- And another Orthodox shrine, this time Russian - is the church of St.Mary Magdalene, built by Emperor Alexander III in the second half of the 19th century.It is decorated with icons of the famous painter Vereshchagin.Crowned temple traditional Russian architecture of the dome with a cross.The church operates a convent.
As you can see, the shrine at all times remain for those shrines.
