page_title: Mount of Beatitudes
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mount of Beatitudes / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kirche auf dem Berg der Seligpreisungen English: Church on the Mount of Beatitudes, in Israel. Français&#160;: Eglise sur le mont des béatitudes, en Israël.
context_page_description: The Mount of Beatitudes is a hill in northern Israel, in the Korazim Plateau. It is where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
context_section_description: A Byzantine church was erected lower down the slope from the current site in the 4th century, and it was used until the 7th century. Remains of a cistern and a monastery are still visible. The current Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel was built in 1937-38 following plans by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi.
  Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass at this site in March 2000. The Jesus Trail pilgrimage route connects the Mount to other sites from the life of Jesus.
caption: Roman Catholic chapel at Mount of Beatitudes
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