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    Garden tomb
    St George's CathedralInside St George's CathedralDamascus Gate

    Garden Tomb

    May 12, 2018 in Palestine ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    This afternoon we walked to the Garden Tomb, about 20 minutes walk outside tho old city. Although I gather that the consensus now is that the actual site of the tomb is at the church of the holy sepulchre rather than the garden tomb, I preferred the simplicity of the latter. Even if it's not the authentic site, it gives more of an idea of the actual tomb. After we had had a short guided tour and looked at the tomb, we had a communion service in one of several large alcoves that seemed to be set up for such a purpose. (There are 6 ordained people in our group, so no shortage of potential celebrants!)

    Then, a walk up the road to look at St. George's Cathedral and now I am pleased to report that it is almost dinner time!    Read more