Field of the Galileans

The Field of the Galileans

White Fathers' olive grove of Saint Anne, located at the top, on a plateau of the Mount of Olives. In the background, the Carmelite of Pater. (Photo taken: 2024)

Space where the Galileans camped during the great Pilgrimage festivals to Jerusalem. Site of the Lord's Ascension.

Description

Maria Valtorta repeatedly describes the meeting place of the Galileans during their Pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

"The famous Field of the Galileans […] is part of the Mount of Olives, towards the road to Bethany, which actually passes there. And it is precisely in this place that, in a vision of long ago, I saw Joachim and Anne camp with Alphaeus, then a little boy, near other tents made with branches, at the Feast of the Tabernacles, which preceded the conception of the Blessed Virgin. [...] On the left hand side, with respect to those facing north, there is a light depression, and then another summit which is even smoother than the previous one: And it is on this plateau that the Galileans camp."

The mystic further specifies that this camp is located "half-way between Bethany and Jerusalem".

Jesus passes many times at this place, and it is from here that He ascends to Heaven on the day of the Ascension.

Its Name

Field of the Galileans. This historically plausible name is specific to Maria Valtorta. Anne-Catherine Emmerich refers to it without specifying, notably in her account of the Ascension.

Where Is It Mentioned in the Work?

GRM 279.1.

GRM 592.16.

GRM 638.17.

Learn More About the Place

Located northeast of the Temple, on the Mount of Olives, this was the gathering place of the Galileans during the Pilgrimages to Jerusalem.

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• 31° 47’ N / 35° 14’ 40’’ E /
• +800m

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Notes and references

Article partially based on the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel by Jean-François Lavère.