Dominus Flevit

From the viewppint, it was a brutal on the knees downhill walk that showed why I, like the hordes of tour grops, start the Mount of Olives from the top and work down. The walk goes past all the ancient graves in the Jewish cemetery, the most sacred burial place in that religion.

The vey narrow entrance to the Dominus Flevit (Latin for the Lord weeps) leads to a courtyard that has some interesting ossuaries.

The church itself is shaped like a tear, and is built on the site where Jesus is said to have wept as he predicted the destruction of the city of JerusalemRead more