Peter’s Primacy Church

The Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter is a Franciscan church located in , , on the northwest shore of the . It commemorates, and allegedly marks the spot, of Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Tabgha, Israel
  • Also known as: “Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter” and “Church of the Primacy of St. Peter”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Loaves and Fishes and Kinneret.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at , on the northwest shore of the in . is situated 200 metres northwest of Peter’s Primacy Church.

Archaeological site
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is the name of an important Bronze and Iron Age city of the ancient Levant situated on the northwestern shore of the . It was first mentioned in the 14th century BC Tale of Aqhat of , and is also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. is situated 1 km west of Peter’s Primacy Church.

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The is a hill in northern , in the Korazim Plateau. It is the traditional site of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Peter’s Primacy Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalmanutha and Tabgha.

Locality
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or Dalmanoutha is the unknown destination of Jesus on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee after he fed the four thousand, as recorded in Mark's gospel.

Village
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is an area situated on the north-western shore of the in and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus after his Crucifixion.

Locality
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Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans in Israel, located on the northern shore of the . It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD. is situated 2½ km northeast of Peter’s Primacy Church.

Peter’s Primacy Church

Latitude
32.87181° or 32° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
35.55038° or 35° 33′ 1″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q2109794
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Western Frisian—“Peter’s Primacy Church” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “iliz ar Premidi”
  • Breton: “Iliz ar Premidi”
  • Chinese: “首牧伯多禄堂”
  • Dutch: “Church of the Primacy of St. Peter”
  • Esperanto: “preĝejo de la Unua Rango de Sankta Petro”
  • French: “Église de la Primauté de Pierre”
  • French: “église de la Primauté”
  • French: “Église de la primauté”
  • German: “Primatskapelle”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הבכורה של פטרוס”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית ההבטחה”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Keutamaan Santo Petrus, Tabgha”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Primato di Pietro”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Primato di Pietro”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Primato di San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “聖ペテロ首位権教会”
  • Korean: “성 베드로 수위권 성당”
  • Russian: “Церковь первенства Апостола Петра”
  • Russian: “Церковь Первенства Апостола Петра”
  • Russian: “Церковь Первоапостола Св.Петра”
  • Slovak: “Kostol primátu svätého Petra”
  • Spanish: “iglesia del Primado de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Primado de San Pedro”
  • Tamil: “புனித பேதுருவின் முதன்மைத் தேவாலயம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква першості апостола Петра”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Quyền tối thượng của thánh Phêrô”
  • Western Frisian: “Primaatskapel”

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Highlights include Franciscans‘ Sisters and עין שבע - טבחה.

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