Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old church near the Sea of Galilee christiantoday.com
A 1,300-year-old church has been discovered by archaeologists near the Sea of Galilee.
The church measures 12m by 36m, and may have been part of a monastery.
It was unearthed during excavations being carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in the village of Kfar Kama, situated halfway between the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee and Nazareth, where Jesus grew up, and north-east of Mount Tabor, the traditional site of the Transfiguration.
Archaeologists found a large courtyard, a foyer and a central hall, parts of which were decorated with ornate mosaic floors.
They also unearthed a small stone reliquary…
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