St. Peter Church
The St. Peter's Church is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church which is next to a monastery in Tiberias, a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the Lower Galilee, in northern District of Israel.Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Tiberias, Israel
- Also known as: “St. Peter’s Church (Tiberias)” and “St. Peter’s Church, Tiberias”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scots Hotel and Tiberias Hotel.
Scots Hotel
Hotel
Photo: patrick brennan, CC BY 2.0.
The Scots Hotel is a hotel in Tiberias, Israel, formerly the Scots Mission Hospital, also known as the Scottish Compound. The hotel is run by the Church of Scotland. Scots Hotel is situated 170 metres northwest of St. Peter Church.
Tiberias Hotel
Hotel building
Tiberias Hotel is a hotel building, which is situated 200 metres west of St. Peter Church.
Tomb of Maimonides
Memorial
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
According to Jewish tradition, the Tomb of Maimonides is located in Tiberias, Israel. Although Maimonides, a Sephardic Jew, died in Fustat, Egypt, on 12 December 1204, it is believed that he was only briefly buried in Fustat before being reinterred in Tiberias. Tomb of Maimonides is situated 550 metres west of St. Peter Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiberias and Mitzpa.
Tiberias
Photo: Юкатан, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiberias is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 18th century one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed.
Mitzpa
Village
Photo: Asafsagi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mitzpa is a moshava in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Israel. Located next to the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 149. Mitzpa is situated 3 km west of St. Peter Church.
Kefar Hittim
Village
Photo: Danny Gershoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Hittim is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located on a hill 3 km west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. Kefar Hittim is situated 4 km west of St. Peter Church.
St. Peter Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.78838° or 32° 47′ 18″ northLongitude
35.54282° or 35° 32′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQGQV+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 1382827090OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q6872202
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“St. Peter Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église Saint-Pierre de Tibériade”
- French: “Église Saint-Pierre de Tibériade”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית פטרוס הקדוש (טבריה)”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית פטרוס הקדוש”
- Japanese: “聖ペトロ教会”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Pedro”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro”
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