The Garden of Gethsemane. The Church of All Nations is visible in the background.

For the song "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)", see Jesus Christ Superstar

Gethsemane (also spelled Gethsemani) was the garden where, according to the New Testament and Christian traditions, Jesus watched, prayed, and suffered for the sins of the world the night before he was crucified (see Atonement). According to Luke 22:43–44, Jesus' anguish in Gethsemane was so deep that "his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Gethsemane was also where Christ was betrayed by the disciple Judas Iscariot. Download high resolution version (1165x1564, 273 KB)Picture of the Garden of Gethsemane Source: http://users. ... Download high resolution version (1165x1564, 273 KB)Picture of the Garden of Gethsemane Source: http://users. ... Church of All Nations near Mount of Olives in Jerusalem For other churches called Church of All Nations, see Church of All Nations (disambiguation). ... Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. ... John 21:1 Jesus Appears to His Disciples--Alessandro Mantovani: the Vatican, Rome. ... Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... Crucifixion of St. ... For other uses, see Atonement (disambiguation). ... The Gospel of Luke is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ... For the American black metal band, see Judas Iscariot (band). ...

Russian Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalene

The garden identified as Gethsemane is located at the foot of the Mount of Olives, now within the city of Jerusalem. Located by the garden is the Church of All Nations, also known as the Church of the Agony. The ancient church was destroyed by the Sassanids in 614. The church rebuilt on the site by the Crusaders was finally razed, probably in 1219. Also on the Mount of Olives, is the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalene with its distinct golden, onion-shaped domes (Byzantine/Russian Style). It was built by Russian Tsar Alexander III in memory of his mother. Image File history File linksMetadata St_mary_magdalene_church_closeup2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata St_mary_magdalene_church_closeup2. ... This entry incorporates text from the public domain Eastons Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. ... Panoramic view from Mt. ... Church of All Nations near Mount of Olives in Jerusalem For other churches called Church of All Nations, see Church of All Nations (disambiguation). ... Sassanid Empire at its greatest extent The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia during the era of the second Persian Empire, from 224 until 651, when the last Sassanid shah, Yazdegerd III, lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the Umayyad Caliphate... Events The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured. ... // Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse Ongoing events Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Births Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259) Frederick II of Austria (died 1246) Guillaume de Gisors, supposedly the... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ...

The name Gethsemane is given in the Greek of the Gospels (Matthew 26:36 and Mark 14:32) as Γεθσημανι (Gethsêmani). This represents the Aramaic 'Gath-Šmânê', meaning 'the oil press' or 'oil vat' (referring to olive oil). It would appear from this that there were a number of olive trees planted around the area at the time. The Gospel of Mark (xiv, 32) calls it chorion, "a place" or "estate"; The Gospel of John (xviii, 1) speaks of it as kepos, a "garden" or "orchard". The garden today is filled with olive trees that might well be descendants of those from the time of Jesus. For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Mark, ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is traditionally the second Gospel of the New Testament. ... Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. ... A bottle of olive oil. ... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ... The Gospel of Mark, ascribed to Mark the Evangelist, is traditionally the second Gospel of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. ...

Andrea Mantegna's Agony in the Garden, circa 1460, depicts Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.

The Garden of Gethsemane was a focal site for early Christian pilgrims. It was visited in 333 by the anonymous "Pilgrim of Bordeaux", whose Itinerarium Burdigalense is the earliest description left by a Christian traveler in the Holy Land. In his Onomasticon, Eusebius of Caesarea notes the site of Gethsemane "at the foot of the Mount of Olives", and he adds that "the faithful were accustomed to go there to pray". Download high resolution version (950x663, 196 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (950x663, 196 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Agony in the Garden (1455) is the pinnacle of Mantegnas early style. ... Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Christ in Gethsemane The Agony in the Garden is the name given to the time in the life of Jesus between the Last Supper and His arrest. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... Events Hai Yang Wang, succeeds Ming Di as Emperor of the Later Zhao Empire, in the Period of Sixteen Kingdoms. ... The Itinerarium Burdigalense (also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum) is the oldest known Itinerarium, written by an anonymous pilgrim from Burdigala (present-day Bordeaux). ... Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea (c. ...

External links

• Article on Gethsemane from LightPlanet
• Catholic Encyclopedia on Gethsemane
• Paul’s Knowledge of the Garden of Gethsemane Narrative, by Christopher Price
• FotoTagger Annotated Galleries - Gethsemane in the art and reality
• Article on the history of the Russian monastry itself
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