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The Sanctuary of Gethsemane Gethsemane from GAT + SHEMANIM, means "(Olive) Oil Press". It is the name of a natural grotto next to the "Tomb of Mary" and her Assumption. Jesus often visited the grotto and it was here that He was betrayed and arrested. In time, however, the entire area at the foot of the Mt. of Olives was called GETHSEMANE. The Garden of Olives - Located above and to the right of the Grotto of Gethsemane (to the left of the Basilica, facing the facade) and enclosed by a fence. Here there are eight olive trees held by tradition to be the silent witnesses of Jesus' prayer and suffering the evening before His crucifixion. The Basilica of the Agony was built to recall how Jesus agonized over us to the point of sweating blood (Luke 22:44). This is the third basilica built on this site: The Bizantine [sic] Basilica. Constructed in the time of Theodosius (AD 380), it had, at the center of the apse, the "Rock of the Agony" which is still conserved. It was smaller than the present basilica, had a beautiful mosaic floor, and was destroyed in AD 614. The Crusader Basilica was erected in the 12th century. Remains are still visible to the south (left) of the present church. It was destroyed around AD 1200. The New Basilica. Begun in 1919 after the design of the Biyzantine [sic] Basilica and planned by architect Antonio Barluzzi, it was completed in 1924. Natural light filtered by alabaster windows creates a climate of prayer and invites one to prostrate oneself before the "Rock of the Agony" which has been conserved directly in front of the altar. This basilica is also called "The Church of All Nations" because of the contributions offered by different nations for the mosaics of the apses and cupolas, in order they are: Forward Mosaics: IRLANDIA - The Kiss of Judas, M. Barberis UNGHERIA - Christ in Agony, D'Achiardi
POLONIA - "I Am" "Ego Sum" M. Barberis
Overhead Cupolas: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, MEXICO, ITALY, FRANCE, SPAIN, ENGLAND, BELGIUM, CANADA, GERMANY, UNITED STATES The wrought iron work surrounding the "Rock of Agony":AUSTRALIA The Mosaics of the Facade are by Bergellini. Pieces of the original Byzantine mosaic floor are visible under glass panels. Sign at Gethsemane |
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| Author | James Emery from Douglasville, United States |
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