Religious relic displayed inside St. Peter's church in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
St. Peter's church in Old Jaffa. The church was built on the site believed by the Catholics to be the house of Simon the Tanner, where St. Peter stayed and had a famous dream which appears in the New Testament. The church has been built, destroyed and rebuilt several times during its long history: constructed in the Byzantine period, destroyed during the Arab conquest (7th century), rebuilt by Crusaders, destroyed by Mamluks (13th century), rebuilt by the Franciscans, destroyed again, finally rebuilt in the late 19th century in Spanish Baroque style. Today the church is in use by Catholic immigrant-workers from Poland and South America and by members of diplomatic delegations. It is also frequented by many Catholic tourists.
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Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
Photo credit: © Yvette Cardozo / Alamy / Afripics
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