St. Peter's Church, Capernaum

St. Peter's Church
כנסיית בית פטרוס
Location Capernaum
Country  Israel
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Peter's Church[1] (Hebrew: כנסיית בית פטרוס‎‎) also called the Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter in Capernaum is a modern Catholic pilgrimage church found in the archaeological site of Capernaum,[2][3] northern Israel. The church is part of the Franciscan monastery in Capernaum. It is dedicated to St. Peters, which Catholics consider the first leader of the Church.

Archaeological excavations carried out in this place, discovered another layer of residential structures, on which the first half of a first century church was built. It is considered "the first church in the world" and believes it could be the place where the house of the Apostle Peter was. In the V century, in place an octagonal church was built. In 1990, with the remains of these ancient temples it was built a church of modern pilgrimage.

The Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter is located in the central part of the archaeological site of Capernaum, at an altitude of 195 meters p.p.m. on the west coast north of the Sea of Galilee, in the depression of the Jordan Valley, in northern Israel.

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References

  1. ↑ Sr, Edward Ray Smith; Smith, Shirley Jean (2007-09-01). The Love of a Father. Xulon Press. ISBN 9781602668430.
  2. ↑ Wright, Paul H. (2013-12-16). Rose Then and Now Bible Atlas. Rose Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781596367708.
  3. ↑ Wareham, Norman; Gill, Jill (1998-01-01). Every Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Land. Canterbury Press. ISBN 9781853112126.
Internal View

Coordinates: 32°52′50″N 35°34′31″E / 32.8806°N 35.5754°E / 32.8806; 35.5754

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