Located near the top of the Mount of Olives, the Chapel of the Ascension is a Christian and Muslim holy site that is believed to mark the place where Jesus ascended into heaven. On a rock inside one can see the form of a footprint which is identified according to ancient tradition as the print that Jesus left as He ascended to Heaven! The first chapel here was built around AD 380; destroyed by the Persians in 614; rebuilt by the Crusaders in the 12th century. During the 13th century Muslims converted it into a mosque. One of Jesus' footprints was then transferred to the al-Aqsa Mosque.
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