Jerusalem: Garden of Gethsemane, Undated Photo
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The above photograph shows a monk next to one of the oldest olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane. This site is currently under the control of Franciscan monks and the olives from the oldest tree at the site are regularly sent to the pope in Rome. It is thought that there are trees here that may be almost as old as 2,000 years.
This entire olive grove is within the walls of the "Basilica of Agony." Also known as the Church of All Nations (twelve different nations that funded it), it was built in 1924 around a section of bedrock traditionally thought to be the place here Jesus prayed alone. A 12-century Crusader chapel and a 4th-century Byzantine basilica were also located here previously.
