Paragraph:
17
Translation:
From the Mount of Olives the Lord ascended into the heavens. Near that place is a cave called the Matzi, which means "of the disciples", where my Lord used to rest when he was preaching in Jerusalem. In it Saint John the Evangelist lay on the Lord's breast.
(transl. Wilkinson)
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Summary:
Mention of the cave "of the disciples" on Mount Olivet, from an itinerary of ca. AD 518-530.