Petruskirche (Capernaum)
The Peter Church is a modern Roman Catholic sanctuary in Galilee , Israel . It stands on buttresses above the excavation site known as the House of Peter in Capernaum on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee . The church was built in the 1980s according to plans by the Italian architect Ildo Avetta . Together with the excavation site, it is subject to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land .
architecture
The Petruskirche is designed as protection for the underlying ancient building remains, as a platform for viewing them and as a place of prayer and worship. Like the foundation walls of the Byzantine church of the 5th century visible under the glass floor , it is designed as an octagonal central building . At the same time, its height was limited in order not to visually dominate the ruins of the biblical site. It also provides a view of these from the side through wall-filling windows.
Furnishing
The sparse interior design serves the purpose of emphasizing the importance of the place, whose literary and archaeologically attested veneration goes back to the early Christian period. In addition to the basic liturgical furnishings, it is limited to eight wooden reliefs on the building supports with scenes from the Gospel.
Web links
- The Church of St. Peter's House (Israel Tourist Office)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary 2011 (Italian)
Coordinates: 32 ° 52 ′ 50 " N , 35 ° 34 ′ 31.3" E