rdfs:comment | - The Cenacle (from Latin cenaculum), also known as the "Upper Room", is the term used for the site of The Last Supper. The word is a derivative of the Latin word cena, which means dinner. In Christian tradition, based on Acts 1:13, the "Upper Room" was not only the site of the Last Supper (i.e. the Cenacle), but the usual place where the Apostles stayed in Jerusalem, and according to the Catholic Encyclopedia: "the first Christian church". Thus the Cenacle is considered the site where many other events described in the New Testament took place, such as:
|
abstract | - The Cenacle (from Latin cenaculum), also known as the "Upper Room", is the term used for the site of The Last Supper. The word is a derivative of the Latin word cena, which means dinner. In Christian tradition, based on Acts 1:13, the "Upper Room" was not only the site of the Last Supper (i.e. the Cenacle), but the usual place where the Apostles stayed in Jerusalem, and according to the Catholic Encyclopedia: "the first Christian church". Thus the Cenacle is considered the site where many other events described in the New Testament took place, such as:
* the Washing of the Feet
* some resurrection appearances of Jesus
* the gathering of the disciples after the Ascension of Jesus
* the election of Saint Matthias as apostle
* the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples on the day of Pentecost
|