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On the occasion of the recent restoration of the mural depicting an ideal view of the city of #Jerusalem, created in the 17th century in the Flavian Amphitheater, on the back arch of the Porta Triumphalis facing the Roman Forum, on Friday 16 October 2020 at the #Colosseum the lectio magistralis of His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco #Ravasi was held: “The three sacred stones of Jerusalem”. The words spoken by Cardinal Ravasi retraced the biblical dream and the ecumenical reality of Jerusalem that contains the signs of the sacredness of three religions "that can become symbols of sanctity, communion, encounter", said the Cardinal, who concluded his lectio thus: "The interreligious dialogue between the 'Jerusalem' monotheisms and the ecumenical dialogue between Western Christians and Eastern Christians who in the city of Christ have been divided and opposed for centuries is, therefore, in the very imprinting of Jerusalem and it will be a constant commitment of all religious confessions to transform it from a utopian dream into a historical and daily reality". "Today's meeting offered an opportunity for reflection posed by the words of Cardinal Ravasi, but it was also a meeting that allowed us to remember the many lives of the Flavian Amphitheater, well beyond that of the gladiatorial games", commented Alfonsina Russo, Director of the Colosseum Archaeological Park. Video by Mario Cristofaro