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Grotto of Gethsemane

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Entrance to the Grotto of Gethsemane ... wisteria growing on the rocks Looking down into the Grotto of Gethsemane

This is a re-creation of the entrance to the Grotto of Gethsemane, where Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot and where the apostles rested during Jesus's agony in the adjoining Garden of Gethsemane. There are actually multiple sites today claiming to be the garden and grotto outside old Jerusalem, and this re-creation is presumably of the one identified by the Roman Catholic Church.



Inside the Grotto of Gethsemane

This is a view inside the grotto, showing a rock column and a hanging lamp of the sort common in Holy Land sites.



Altar inside the Grotto of Gethsemane, with picture of agony of Jesus

This is a view of the altar inside the grotto.



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