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bullet* Facts
bullet* Excavations
bullet* Re-opening
bullet* Pictures

bulletExcavations:
bullet* Picture 1-4
bullet1, 2, 3, 4
bullet* Picture 5-8
bullet5, 6, 7, 8
bullet* Picture 9-12
bullet9, 10 , 11, 12
bullet* Picture 13-16
bullet13, 14, 15, 16
bullet* Picture 17-20
bullet17, 18, 19, 20
bullet* Picture 21-25
bullet21,22,23,24,25

bulletPope John Paul II
bullet* 18.01.2004
bullet* 20.01.1980
bullet* 05.03.1997
bullet* 05.03.1997 ital.
bullet* 04.10.1997
bullet* 04.10.1997 ital.
bullet* 14.01.2001 ital.
bullet* 26.02.1997 ital.

1997 Archaeological Excavations
at Cana of Galilee
Pictures

Picture 5:
A picture taken in 1888 showing three dominating structures:
left: the Franciscan Church
right: the Chapel of St. Bartholemew
domed: the Greek Orthodox Church


Picture 6:
Excavation in the North Apse
showing the re-opened
access to the crypt.
In the background the north apse
of the actual Church
resting on ancient remains.


Picture 7:
Another view of the excavations in the North Apse.


Picture 8:
Another view of the excavations in the North Apse:
an oriented tomb (E-W axis) from the byzantine period came to light at the extremity of the North Apse.
Visible also is the wall of the byzantine Christian funeray chapel directly underneath the Franciscan structure.

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