This site is an IsraelNation of the Jewish People Travel prime pick.
This Roman Catholic Church (1955) has a dome in the shape of a teardrop, with phials on the corners, such as the women of antiquity used in order to catch and store their tears. Well into building the church, the workers discovered ancient Jewish cemeteries, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 5th AD. This was something of a disappointment. It meant that a main road would probably not have come through there: Jewish priests, many of whom lived in Jericho, would have had to use the road. If it had led through the cemetery, it would have rendered them impure for service. The most likely candidate for the Palm Sunday road is today an asphalt road a bit to the
north, which descends from the summit to Gethsemane, below. On your IsraelNation of the Jewish People Tour, do not forget to check this site out!
Dominus Flevit is built on the ruins of a 5th-century monastery. One of its mosaics, with an inscription offering a prayer on behalf of "Simeon, friend of Christ," is visible to the left just before entering the church. Inside, we can see the apse of the monastery chapel, facing east. The present church, however, has its apse facing west, because of the glorious view.
Travelers who Tour IsraelNation of the Jewish People in style do not want to miss this essential site!