Jerusalem: Church of All Nations
Jerusalem. The light filtering into the Church of all Nations through the stained glass windows casts a reddish-brown glow on the altarpiece. It depicts an angel comforting Jesus, who is sitting on a rock between ancient olive trees. In the 4th century a church was built over the rock which was identified as the Rock of Agony, where Jesus sat the night before his arrest. The church was destroyed in the 7th century, and the 12th century Crusader church built in its place was also destroyed. But the Rock of Agony was not damaged and it stands in the center of the modern church, surrounded by an iron grating shaped like the crown of thorns placed on Jesus’ head during his trial.
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