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Church of the Pater Noster
Church of the Pater Noster
Monday, December 23, 2013
Continued ....
Third Day of my Holy Land Trip, Jerusalem
My Holy Land Trip
Pater Noster
Pater
Noster is located at the site of the ruins of the Byzantine Eleona Basilica,
which was built over a cave where according to tradition was the place where
Jesus hid with his disciples and taught the "Our Father" (Pater
Noster) prayer
Luke 11: 2: "And he said unto them, when
you pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name".
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The convent, controlled by the Carmelite Cloistered Sisters, is
located at the site of the ruins of the "Eleona" Basilica, built in
the 4th C by Constantine. The Byzantine church was built over a cave where
according to tradition was the place where Jesus hid with his disciples and
taught the "Our Father" (Pater Noster) prayer, one of the most
important prayers in Christianity. The Crusaders rebuilt part of the church,
and a new convent was built in the 19th C.
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Luke's version of the prayer was conducted on the slopes of Mount of
Olives, where the convent is located:
"And it came to pass,
that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his
disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his
disciples. And he said unto them, When you pray, say,
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in
earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also
forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but
deliver us from evil", see below:
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The ceramic
tiles with the Pater Noster prayer inscription
written in various languages, Pater
Noster Church
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| St Joseph, Along the walls are ceramic tiles with the Luke 11:2-4 prayer verse |
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The south
hall, behind the Pater Noster church
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| The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer |
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| The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer |
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| The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer |
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| The way to grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer |
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| The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer |
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The entrance
to the cave on the eastern side is seen below,
which was part of the 1920
unfinished church.
The cave was the crypt of the Byzantine church
("Basilica Eleona"),
which was one of the four churches
that
Constantine established in the 4th C.
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| Inside the Church of the Pater Noster, Mount of Olives |
