Mount of Beatitudes

"Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them."

.   The sermon has  verses,  starting with "Blessed the..." or in Latin "Beati ...". The Latin word gave this hill its name - Beati-tudes

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The Beautiful Altar

The Decorative Dome

 The Church of Beatitudes is situated on the slopes of a Mountain.The lie of the land next to the church forms a natural amphitheatre sloping down to the lake side