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Greek Orthodox Church of the 12 Apostles and the Jordan River

The Orthodox church is built in the middle of the ruins of the ancient Roman village of Kfar-Nahum (Capernaum). Around the church the remains of the village have not yet been excavated, unlike the synagogue of Capernaum and the buildings around it. The area under the control of the Orthodox church is 1/3 of the entire ruins, which covers about 60 dunams (6 Hectares).



The village was established in the Hellenistic period, and was designed according to that period's urban design of straight lines. The village prospered in the Roman and Byzantine periods. It was destroyed in the Persian conquest in the 6th C AD.
eucalyptus - greek monastery.JPG
eucalyptus - greek monastery.JPG
greek church of 12 apostles.JPG
greek church of 12 apostles.JPG
greek cross kineret.JPG
greek cross kineret.JPG
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greek mon ceiling2.JPG
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greek mon ceiling3.JPG
greek mon icon.JPG
greek mon icon.JPG
greek mon peacock kfar nahum gr.JPG
greek mon peacock kfar nahum gr.JPG
greek mon peacock sitting.JPG
greek mon peacock sitting.JPG
greek mon peacock.JPG
greek mon peacock.JPG
greek monastery ceiling1.JPG
greek monastery ceiling1.JPG
jordan banks.JPG
jordan banks.JPG
jordan bridge tank.JPG
jordan bridge tank.JPG
jordan mike.JPG
jordan mike.JPG
jordan south.JPG
jordan south.JPG
jordan1.JPG
jordan1.JPG
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capernaum orthodox church2.JPG
jordan river1.JPG
jordan river1.JPG
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jordan river2.JPG