History’s most famous cenacle — still open for tourist visits — is that where the Last Supper was held. The word “cenacle” comes from the Latin “cenaculum” (“dining room”) and “cena” (“dinner”), and the Scriptures vary between referring to this particular room as the “cenacle” and the “upper room.” When used as a proper noun, the “Cenacle” is the site in Jerusalem where many events in the New Testament took place. As a common noun, “cenacle” began to be used in the late 19th century as a place where people in literary societies would meet for discussion groups.