Holy Land: Archaeological Finds at Gethsemane fsspx.news

“The recent archaeological excavations, carried out on this site by the Ministry of Jewish Antiquities in collaboration with the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, confirm the ancient character of the Christian memory and tradition linked to this site. Gethsemane is one of the most important shrines in the Holy Land,” said Fr. Patton.

It is a few steps from the small garden located outside the old city of Jerusalem, in the Kidron Valley, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, where Jesus retired in prayer after the Last Supper, before being betrayed by Judas and arrested…

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