Gethsemane

an olive garden near the city of Jerusalem. It lies on the road to the Mount of Olives. It was here that Christ in agony of spirit prayed that, if it were his Father's will, the cup might pass from him; and here that Peter smote the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Tourists find the place surrounded by a wall, and well tended by the Franciscan Fathers. The latter cultivate many flowers and take pleasure in giving them to pilgrims who desire to carry away some precious memento of this sacred spot. There are still a few olive trees of great age, but it can hardly be claimed that they were growing when Christ and his disciples walked in the garden. The name is Hebrew, meaning "oil-press." See Jerusalem