Garden of Gethsemane

From the plaque:

Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. (Gospel of John 18:1)

“Gethsemane, a place where the Savior prayed before the passion. It is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and today the faithful eagerly go to pray there.” (Eusebius of Caesarea: end of 3rd Cent. A.D.)

Campus Florum (since 13th Cent. A.D.) – ‘Flower Garden’
Old Olive Trees venerated by Pilgrims (first mentioned in the 16th Cent. A.D.)

Archaeological Excavation: Father Gaudence Orfali. 1919
Ecclesia Elegans – ‘Beautiful Church’ (4th Cent. A.D.): wall foundations-capitals-mosaic floor
Church of Saint Savior (12th Cent. A.D.): wall foundations – opus sectile floor –

Image of Garden Credit: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Image of Jesus Praying Credit: Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons