Dominus Flevit Church Review

Jesus spent the night here, dreaming that God said that the temple would be destroyed by the Romans after seventy years, and Jesus was sad and crying, and so came the name of the church.

The church was built from 1953 to 1955. The designer was Anthony Baluch. Baluch designed some shrines and churches in the first half of the 20th century, and there are many other works of his in Jerusalem, such as the Church of the Nations, the Coronation Hall, etc.

The Church of the Lord Cry (Dominus Flevit, also translated as the Church of the Lord Crying of the Lord) is a Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives, facing the Old City of Jerusalem. "Dominus Flevit," translated from Latin for "God is crying", the church is shaped like a teardrop to symbolize the tears of Jesus.

The Church of the Lord Cry is one of the newest churches in Jerusalem, located on an ancient monument. During construction, temple archaeologists excavated artifacts dating back to the Canaan period and found the second temple and Byzantine tombs. Until the Crusades era, there was no sign of the place where Jesus wept. From this period, people began to commemorate the site. A chapel was built in that location. After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, the church was destroyed. In the early 16th century, a mosque or Islamic school was built in the original church location, although the exact purpose is still disputed.

Opposite the Temple Mount, you can see the road at the entrance is the mud road where Jesus first entered Jerusalem on a donkey. In the middle of the Mount of Olives, go down to the Church of the Worlds. You can take the bus to the Mount of Olives and walk down, which is more labor-saving. You can also walk up from the trail on the edge of the Western Wall, but the door to enter the trail has a switch time. You can also come out from the Lion Gate of the Old City, extend the ramp, cross the road is the Church of the World and then extend the trail up.