Mt. Zion ....

Dormitian Abbey Church	The modern Mt. Zion is a misnomer applied by Byzantine pilgrims who thought that the larger, flatter Western Hill must be the original City of David.  Archaeological evidence has shown that this hill was only incorporated within the city's fortifications in the 8th century B.C. but the name has stuck.  The Hinnom Valley borders this hill on its western and southern sides.
Crowning the summit of the modern Mt. Zion is Dormitian Abbey.  Commemorating the rest that Mary entered into, this complex was constructed by Kaiser Wilhelm II beginning in 1900.  The church was built in response to a request to have a German Catholic church in the city following the Kaiser's support for the construction of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in 1898.
On the southeastern slope of the hill is one of the traditional locations for the house of Caiaphas.  Gallicantu means "cock crowing" and it remembers the three denials of Peter.  Built atop the ruins of a Byzantine church and monastery, Catholic pilgrims believe that the prison in which Christ was held is located inside the church.  Others believe that a more likely location for Caiaphas' house is in the Armenian property outside Zion Gate.		St. Peter in Gallicantu
Throughout scripture, Mt Zion is pictured as the dwelling place of the Lord and ultimately represents His people, the temple in whom God has chosen to abide (2 Cor 6:16). And like the natural Mt Zion, we are to be a guiding pillar, a landmark to those around that they may see our good works and glorify our heavenly Father. It is a high calling but this is what God has called us to. In ourselves, we are not worthy of such an honour and to look at the natural, it seems beyond reason that God would choose us for such distinction. But we stand in His righteousness, cleansed by His blood and knowing that in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. So since He dwells in us, we are complete in Him.
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