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Dormitian Abbey, 1900

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Dormitian Abbey. Photo courtesy of BiblePlaces.com.

The Dormitian Abbey, on Mt. Zion, was built by the order of Kaiser Wilhelm II as a German Catholic church to commemorate the death of Mary, mother of Jesus. It contains mosaic floors depicting the Zodiac as well as pictures of biblical women.

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