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Year of the Great JubileePrint Page 
The olive tree was planted to celebrate the Year of the Great Jubilee marking the 2000th Anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The millennium was all about the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. That is why in the Catholic Church the celebration began, not on New Year's Day, but on Christmas Eve, when the Holy Father opened the Holy Door in St Peter's Basilica just before Midnight Mass. He thus launched what the church calls the Great Jubilee of the year 2000. It continued until January 6th, 2001, the Epiphany, that great feast which marks "the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Saviour of the world" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, p 528).
Location
| Address: | Petticoat Lane, Penola, 5277 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.379164 Long: 140.839842 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2000 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 8th August, 2000 |
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This Olive tree was
planted by the Catholic
Communities of Penola
and Nangwarry
on 8th August 2000
to celebrate
THE YEAR OF THE GREAT JUBILEE
Marking the 2000th
Anniversary of the birth of
JESUS CHRIST
