Paragraph:
I, 25
Translation:
ANOTHER CHURCH BUILT ON THE RIGHT OF BETHANY
(1) We have decided to give a brief description of another famous church which is south of Bethany, and built on the spot where it is said the Lord addressed his disciples on the Mount of Olives. (2) But this means we must take care to ask what address this was, when it took place, and to which particular disciples the Lord was speaking. - - - (8) In the place where this address was held, a church has been built in memory of the event, and it is held in great reverence.
(transl. Wilkinson)
Bibliografical ref.:
| Bibliography | Pages |
|---|---|
III, 286 |
Summary:
Mention of the church built on the spot where the Lord addressed his disciples on Mount Olivet, from an itinerary of ca. AD 681-684, composed ca. 698.
According to Wilkinson, p. 182n42, “Euch. 10 is the basis of this passage, and it seems that Adomnan expounded it after Arculf's departure. It seems likely that Arculf himself did not mention this church (the Eleona), because it had been destroyed before his visit, by the Persians in 614 AD.” However, the Eleona church is mentioned in various other sources later than 614, wherefore Bieberstein and Bloedhorn suggest it was rather destroyed during the 9th cent.