Antonel Dumitru

Gradina Ghetsimani

Garden of Gethsemane – Greek: Γεθσημανι; Hebrew: גת שמנים; Aramaic: גת שמנא, Sman Gat; English: Gethsemane – is the most famous garden in the Holy Land, which is often the place where the Savior was coming. The garden is situated in the eastern part of Jerusalem, near the Temple Mount, in the east of the …

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Saint John Cassian the Roman was born around 360, probably in Lesser Scythia (in Dacia Pontica). His pious Christian parents gave him an excellent classical education, and also instructed him in the Holy Scriptures and in the spiritual life. Saint John entered a monastery in the diocese of Tomis, where his friend and relative Saint …

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