The Eleona, within which there is a Benedictine monastery, is located on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian part of the city occupied and annexed by Israel since 1967.
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Built on the so-called Pater cave, where Christ is said to have taught the Pater to his disciples, it is one of the four French national domains in and near Jerusalem, with the Tomb of the Kings, the Basilica of Saint Anne and the old crusader commandery. of Abu Gosh with their Romanesque churches.
“The Eléona estate (…) is an estate which not only has belonged to France for more than 150 years, but whose security and maintenance France ensures with enormous care,” said the minister. .
“The integrity of the four areas for which France is responsible here in Jerusalem must be respected,” he insisted.
On January 22, 20202, the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron was also marked by a stampede in front of the Sainte-Anne basilica.
