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bullet* Facts
bullet* Excavations
bullet* Re-opening
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bulletExcavations:
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bullet* Picture 5-8
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bullet* Picture 9-12
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bullet* Picture 13-16
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bullet* Picture 17-20
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bullet* Picture 21-25
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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 13:
Excavation just inside of the main door of the Franciscan Church(West).
Picture taken in the Eastern direction.
Note the remains of the V cent. Atrium:
found by Fr. Aegydius Geissler in 1897, is located in the small rectangle with a bluish background.


Picture 14:
The well-known aramaic inscription which had this opening phrase:
"Blessed be the memory of Yoseh, son of Tanhum"...


Picture 15:
the crypt of the church at
Cana prior to the
excavations carried out
in 1997.


Picture 16:
The structure enclosing a stone basin as it was preserved at the centre of the crypt. In the background: the flight of steps which lead down to the crypt.

Excavations were carried out by Fr. Eugenio Alliata ofm
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