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Photos show monks and nuns harvesting olives on the Holy Land’s Mount of Olives

Jesus prayed among the olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane on his last night before the crucifixion, according to the Gospel.

The Independent UK

On Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed, monks and nuns keep harvesting olives

Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where the Gospel narrates Jesus spent the last night before being taken up the other side of the valley into Jerusalem to be crucified

The Independent UK

King Charles III To Be Anointed With Oil From Israel’s Mount Of Olives At Coronation

Holy oil from Jerusalem will be used to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla in a lavish London ceremony on May 6.

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Oil that will be used in King Charles' coronation has been made sacred in Jerusalem

The holy oil has been created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives, at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension

Wales Online

Consecration of sacred oil to be used at King Charles' coronation filmed for first time

Chrism oil made from olives grown on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem will be placed on King Charles' chest, head and hand during the coronation at Westminster Abbey

Daily Mirror

King Charles coronation oil is consecrated in Jerusalem

Oil has been created using olives from two groves on Mount of Olives, and a formula dating back centuries

The Guardian - UK

Russia Threatens Israel with Legal Action to Regain Ownership of 3 Churches in Jerusalem

The Russian government has demanded its Israeli counterpart to transfer ownership of three historic churches to Moscow, political sources in Tel Aviv revealed. Russia wants state ownership of the Maria Magdalena Monastery, the Ascension Monastery, and the Viri Galilaei Church (People of the Galilee) all situated on the Mount of…

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Israeli Authority Backs Down from Mount of Olives Park Plan

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches. The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its…

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Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority says it is backing down from a plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park after vociferous outcry from major churches

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