Mensa Christi Church - Franciscan Order

Beautiful and Stunning

Set right on the Banks of the Sea of Galilee, not to be missed on any pilgrimage. Inside the Chruch, under the Altar is a beautiful mosaic of the loaves and fishes

A Place of Beauty and Profound Serenity.

This is a simple, yet profoundly beautiful site. The church itself is not much to see but built as it is on the site where Jesus appeared to his disciples for the third time following his resurrection...

The place where Jesus showed himself to his disciples for the third time after the Resurrection.

This church, of St. Peter, is built on the spot where the Savior appeared to the disciples after the Resurrection, where Peter threw himself into the water and swam to the shore, not having the patien...

Mensa Christi, the "table of our Lord"

It is a church built on the spot where Jesus, with his 3rd appearance to the disciples, roasted fish on the beach, and where Peter received confirmation of his calling. There is a statue in the garden...

Truly lovely, peaceful place

This was one of my favourite stops in a frenetic 8 day tour of the Holy Land.The church of Peter's Primacy at Tabgaha on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee is a fairly modern structure (1930s), but...