Garden of Gethsemane

E93727

Christian holy site biblical location garden

The Garden of Gethsemane is a revered site at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, traditionally believed to be where Jesus prayed and was arrested on the night before his crucifixion.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gethsemane	4
Garden of Gethsemane vicinity	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy site ⓘ biblical location ⓘ garden ⓘ
access	open to visitors ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Agony in the Garden ⓘ arrest of Jesus ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James the Greater Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ Judas Iscariot NERFINISHED ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Peter the Apostle
contains	Basilica of the Agony ⓘ Church of All Nations ⓘ Tomb of the Virgin Mary (nearby complex, often associated) ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
etymology	from Greek Gethsēmani, from Aramaic gath-šmānê meaning oil press ⓘ
functionHistorically	olive grove ⓘ
gospelEpisode	Jesus asking the cup to pass from him ⓘ Jesus’ sweat like drops of blood (Luke account) ⓘ appearance of an angel strengthening Jesus (Luke account) ⓘ disciples falling asleep while Jesus prays ⓘ
hasFeature	ancient olive trees ⓘ churches ⓘ walled garden areas ⓘ
hasVegetation	olive trees ⓘ
languageOfName	Greek ⓘ
liturgicalCommemoration	Maundy Thursday ⓘ surface form: Holy Thursday Maundy Thursday NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	East Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedOn	Mount of Olives ⓘ
managedBy	various Christian custodians, including the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
near	Kidron Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlooks	Temple Mount ⓘ
partOf	Christian pilgrimage routes in the Holy Land ⓘ
pilgrimageSiteFor	Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christians
religion	Christianity ⓘ
significanceIn	New Testament ⓘ
timeOfKeyEvents	night before the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
traditionallyBelievedSiteOf	Jesus’ prayer before his arrest ⓘ beginning of the Passion of Christ ⓘ betrayal of Jesus by Judas ⓘ
viewedAs	place of Jesus’ human anguish ⓘ place of prayer and contemplation ⓘ
visitedBy	Christian pilgrims ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of All Nations → associatedWithPlace → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

Judas Iscariot → betrayalLocation → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gethsemane

Hills of Jerusalem → containsSite → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

this entity surface form: Garden of Gethsemane vicinity

The Taking of Christ → depicts → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

Arrest of Jesus → hasLocation → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gethsemane

Mount of Olives → hasPart → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

Passion narrative → keyLocation → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gethsemane

Passion of Christ → keyLocation → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

Gethsemane prayer → location → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

Lions' Gate → near → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

Jesus Christ Superstar → notableSong → Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gethsemane