The flowers are a modern addition. Just beyond the stone wall is the bottom of the Kidron Valley. The slope of the hill on which Jerusalem is built, also covered by olive trees, is visible beyond the valley. The wall of Jerusalem built in the fifteenth century still maintains an ancient appearance and actually follows the line of the wall of Jesus?
Beyond the all is the Temple Mount. This gate is now called the Golden Gate. It was the main eastern gate to the Temple Mount at the time of the Temple. It is probable that the guards sent by the Temple authorities came through this gate on their way to arrest Jesus. While it is not clear exactly where Gethsemane was, it must have been nearby.
Jesus could have seen the mob that was coming for him because of the proximity of Gethsemane to the city and the Temple. The guards were carrying torches in the dark night.
A cave nearby was recently identified as containing an ancient olive press. Early sixth-century tradition supports this cave as being Jesus' Gethsemane. Its location near Jerusalem, near the olive groves, close to the Kidron, and in a cave where pilgrims to Jerusalem might stay the night Matt. The Garden of Gethsemane is where Jesus prayed on the night of His betrayal and arrest Mark Sitting at the foot of the Mount of Olives , within the grounds of the Church of all Nations, the tranquil garden has magnificent ancient olive trees that are dated back to approximately 2, years ago, still producing olives today.
There is debate about the exact age of the olive trees and to whether this was the properly named spot where Jesus prayed. Without a doubt, the amazing trees are offshoots from the same ones that Jesus prayed next to. Across the lane is a less-frequented grove, where arrangements can be made to spend a more private time of worship and contemplation. Could you not watch one hour? The natural grotto, about square metres in area, is basically unchanged from the time of Jesus.
It is believed to be where the disciples slept while Jesus prayed, and where Jesus was betrayed by Judas and arrested. Over the main altar is a representation of Jesus Praying among the Apostles , while the paintings over the side altars depict the Assumption of the Virgin and the Kiss of Judas. On a more mundane level, bronze figures beneath the main altar depict two of the sleeping disciples.
The grotto is also known as the Cave of the Olive Press. To the right of the right-hand altar is a hole in the wall. It is just at the right height to hold one end of a wooden beam which, when weighted at the other end, pressed crushed olives piled in loosely woven baskets. In the 4th century the grotto became a chapel. The floor was paved with white mosaic through which graves were subsequently dug. More than 40 graves, mainly from the 5th to 8th centuries, have been discovered.
The inscriptions on the wall have been interpreted in various ways. Christ the Saviour frequented [this place with his apostles]. My Father, if it is your wish, let this chalice pass from me. Open: Church 8am-noon, pm 5pm Oct-Mar ; Grotto 8.
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