Church of the Agony

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The Church of the Agony is a Roman Catholic basilica on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, traditionally believed to mark the place where Jesus prayed in anguish before his arrest.

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Church of the Agony canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
Roman Catholic basilica
church building
minor basilica
adjacentTo Garden of Gethsemane
alsoKnownAs Basilica of All Nations
Basilica of the Agony
Church of All Nations
architect Antonio Barluzzi
architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
associatedWithEvent Agony in the Garden
associatedWithPerson Jesus
surface form: Jesus of Nazareth
associatedWithText Gospel accounts of Gethsemane
builtOn site of Crusader-era church
site of earlier Byzantine church
consecrationYear 1924
constructionStartDate 1919
country Israel
dedicatedTo Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane
Jesus Christ
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic
features facade with three arches
gloomy interior symbolizing night of Jesus' agony
large central nave
mosaic on facade depicting Christ in agony
rock of the Agony before the high altar
three apses
twelve domes
two side aisles
floorPlanType basilica plan
governedBy Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
heritageDesignation Christian holy site
inaugurationDate 1924
liturgicalCommemoration events of Holy Thursday
liturgicalUse Roman Rite
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
near Kidron Valley
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
operator Franciscan Order
partOf Catholic sanctuaries in the Holy Land
patronage funded by multiple nations
pilgrimageDestinationFor Christians worldwide
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
symbolism twelve domes symbolize twelve nations that funded construction
traditionallyMarks place where Jesus prayed before his arrest
site of the Agony in the Garden

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Church of All Nations alsoKnownAs Church of the Agony