Abbey of the Dormition
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Abbey of the Dormition is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City near the Zion Gate. The Abbey is said to mark the spot
ISR 2015 Jerusalem Dormition Abbey
Dormition Abbey behind Greek Hagias Zion Convent
Conrad Schick's diagram of the land acquired in 1898 for the construction, during the visit of Kaiser Wilhelm
Exterior of the church
Cenacle
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The Cenacle, also known as the Upper Room, is a room in Mount Zion in Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gosp
Abbey of the Dormition
…four towers are accessible. Out of regard for the nearby Jewish and Muslim sacred place of David's Tomb, which occupies part of the ground floor of the Cenacle, where it has traditionally been said that the Last Supper took place, the belltower is set far enough away that its shadow does not touch the tomb…
Capital decorated with pelicans, a symbol of Jesus in Christian iconography
The mihrab
The small canopic dome over the stairs
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