Church of All Nations
The Church of All Nations, locatd in the Kidron Valley,
was built in the 1920's on the remains of earlier structures. It
contains a stone that is said to be a place where Jesus knelt his head
and wept. The church inside is not exceptionally well-lit, and for that
I apologize.

The front of the church

A close up of the fresco

One of the statues

I don't know who these guys are, so don't ask

Statue 3!

Statue 4

A sculpture of Jesus weeping on the stone inside (which looks nothing
like the stone depicted here)

These olive groves contain trees that are 2000 years old, adjacent to
the church.

More ancient trees

For centuries, Franciscan monks have attended to this olive grove

The interior of the one-room sanctuary

The door, facing out into the setting sun

The stone on which Jesus is said to have wept

A representation of the crown of thorns

The altar

A weeping Jesus fresco, above the altar

A belief this is a picture of Jesus resurrected, but I'm not sure.
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