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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".

Pater Noster Church

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.

Pater Noster Church

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: Prayer is in an Indian, Kerala Language Malayalam

The ceramic tiles with the Pater Noster prayer inscription 

written in various languages, Pater Noster Church

St Joseph,
Along the walls are ceramic tiles with
the Luke 11:2-4 prayer verse

The south hall, behind the Pater Noster church

The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer

The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer

The grotto where Jesus taught
His disciples the Lord's Prayer

The way to grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer

The grotto where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer

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.

Inside the Church of the Pater Noster, Mount of Olives