"Is This the House Where Jesus and Saint Peter Lived?" An Article

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Is This the House Where Jesus and Saint Peter Lived? | uCatholic

The Bible makes little reference to suggest where Jesus and the disciplines lived in the village of Capernaum, but its most likely that He lived with Saint Peter. Have archaeologists discovered the ancient home of Jesus and Saint Peter?

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“As an adult, Jesus lived in a small fishing village called Capernaum on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was in this city that He began his ministry, preaching in the town’s synagogue, recruiting disciples, and healing the sick.” It is this the Gospel of Mark calls Jesus’ “own city” (Mat 9:1).

“In April of 1968, archaeologists began working on a octagonal Byzantine martyrium church in Capernaum. …”

 

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A church now stands above the ruins generally accepted as being Peter’s house. The whole site is under the administrationof the Custody of the Holy Land:

http://www.capernaum.custodia.org/default.asp?id=5384

 

[Sergius]

Very interesting information.