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From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 26, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 26, 2014
Pope prays at Gethsemane
Francis kneels before an altar in prayer before being helped to his feet (and losing his zuchetto, or head covering) and being seated.
The Church of All Nations is built next to the garden where Jesus is said to have visited the night before his Crucifixion, at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
The site today holds an olive grove (Gethsemane or Gat Shemanim, which means oil press in Hebrew), a grotto venerated as holy, and the Church of All Nations, with a colorful mural on its front identifiable from far away.
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