Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter & Mensa Christi
The Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter is a Franciscan church located in Tabgha, Israel, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It commemorates, and allegedly marks the spot, of Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles.
The modern structure was built in 1933 and incorporates parts of an earlier 4th century church. At the base of its walls, opposite the main altar, foundations of the 4th century church are visible. In the 9th century, the church was referred to as the Place of the Coals. This name refers to the incident of Jesus' preparation of meal for the apostles, building a charcoal fire on which to cook the fish. Also first mentioned in the year 808 are the Twelve Thrones, a series of heart shaped stones, which were placed along the shore to commemorate the Twelve Apostles. The church survived longer than any other in the area, finally being destroyed in 1263. The present Franciscan chapel was built on the site in 1933. This church was included in the itineraries of Popes Paul VI and John Paul II during their visits to Israel in 1964 and March 2000 respectively.
Mensa Christi
The church contains a projection of limestone rock in front of the present altar which is venerated as a Mensa Christi, Latin for table of Christ. According to tradition this is the spot where Jesus is said to have laid out a breakfast of bread and fish for the Apostles, and told Peter to Feed my sheep after the miraculous catch, the third time he appeared to them after his resurrection. (John 21:1-24) It is disputed whether this table, or the one enshrined at the nearby Church of the Multiplication, is the one mentioned by the pilgrim Egeria in her narrative of the Holy Land circa 380. There is also another table of Christ enshrined at the Mensa Christi Church in Nazareth.
Mensa Christi Church
St. Peter's Church by Sea of Galilee where Jesus appeared to His Disciples after His Resurrection and cooked breakfast for them (fish). He asked Peter, Do you love me? three times. Learn more about our Ministry of Pilgrimages at
Mensa Christi Church
According to tradition this is the spot where Jesus is said to have laid out a breakfast of bread and fish for the Apostles, and told Peter to Feed my sheep after the miraculous catch, the third time he appeared to them after his resurrection.
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At Mensa Christi in Israel with Msgr. Ham Moraleda
During the 5th Ave Maria Vacation Retreat 2010 in the Holy Land
Riaperta a Nazareth la cappella Mensa Christi
Riaperta a Nazareth la cappella Mensa Christi
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Find All Holy Land Churches at Mensa Christi is a Franciscan church in Nazareth that was built in the year 1861 which contains a chalk rock which is believed to be the rock which Jesus ate with his disciples after He has risen. Mensa Christi is located in a small alley above the church district of the old city in Nazareth. It is a walking distance from all of the other church in the area. Many pilgrims have visited the church as they believed it to be the site of the rock. As of today, the church is locked but still pilgrims and visitors can still visit. Visit us at
Church of the Primacy of St Peter Mensa Christi Sea of Galilee
The Church of the Primacy of St. Peter is a Franciscan church located in Tabgha, Israel, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It commemorates Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles
The modern structure was built in 1933 and incorporates parts of an earlier 4th century church. At the base of its walls, opposite the main altar, foundations of the 4th century church are visible. In the 9th century, the church was referred to as the Place of the Coals. This name refers to the incident of Jesus' preparation of meal for the apostles, building a charcoal fire on which to cook the fish. Also first mentioned in the year 808 are the Twelve Thrones, a series of heart shaped stones, which were placed along the shore to commemorate the Twelve Apostles. The church survived longer than any other in the area, finally being destroyed in 1263.[1] The present Franciscan chapel was built on the site in 1933.
The church contains a projection of limestone rock in front of the present altar which is venerated as a Mensa Christi, Latin for table of Christ. According to tradition this is the spot where Jesus is said to have laid out a breakfast of bread and fish for the Apostles, and told Peter to Feed my sheep after the miraculous catch, the third time he appeared to them after his resurrection. (John 21:1-24) It is disputed whether this table, or the one enshrined at the nearby Church of the Multiplication, is the one mentioned by the pilgrim Egeria in her narrative of the Holy Land circa 380. There is also another table of Christ enshrined at the Mensa Christi Church in Nazareth.
כנסיית הבכורה של פטרוס או כנסיית ההבטחה הוא כנסייה פרנציסקנית בעין שבע (טבחה) שבצפון-מערב הכנרת. לפי המסורת במקום זה נגלה האדון לשליחים לאחר קומו מן המתים, סעד עימם, והעניק לפטרוס הקדוש את הבכורה.
הכנסייה הראשונה שניצבה במקום הוקמה במאה ה-4 על ידי פלוויה יוליה הלנה, אימו של הקיסר קונסטנטינוס, אך חרבה בימי הביניים[1]. הכנסייה הנוכחית הוקמה מאבני בזלת על ידי נזירים פרנציסקנים איטלקים אשר התיישבו במקום בשנת 1934. בעת ביקורו של האפיפיור פאולוס השישי בישראל בשנת 1964, פקד את הכנסייה והתפלל בה.בשנת 200 הגיע יוחנן פאולוס השני להתפלל בה. דבר המצביע על חשיבות המאורע
Sea of Galilee Israel - The Church of the Primacy of St Peter Mensa Christi
The Church of the Primacy of St. Peter is a Franciscan church located in Tabgha, Israel, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It commemorates Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles
The modern structure was built in 1933 and incorporates parts of an earlier 4th century church. At the base of its walls, opposite the main altar, foundations of the 4th century church are visible. In the 9th century, the church was referred to as the Place of the Coals. This name refers to the incident of Jesus' preparation of meal for the apostles, building a charcoal fire on which to cook the fish. Also first mentioned in the year 808 are the Twelve Thrones, a series of heart shaped stones, which were placed along the shore to commemorate the Twelve Apostles. The church survived longer than any other in the area, finally being destroyed in 1263.[1] The present Franciscan chapel was built on the site in 1933.
The church contains a projection of limestone rock in front of the present altar which is venerated as a Mensa Christi, Latin for table of Christ. According to tradition this is the spot where Jesus is said to have laid out a breakfast of bread and fish for the Apostles, and told Peter to Feed my sheep after the miraculous catch, the third time he appeared to them after his resurrection. (John 21:1-24) It is disputed whether this table, or the one enshrined at the nearby Church of the Multiplication, is the one mentioned by the pilgrim Egeria in her narrative of the Holy Land circa 380. There is also another table of Christ enshrined at the Mensa Christi Church in Nazareth.
כנסיית הבכורה של פטרוס או כנסיית ההבטחה הוא כנסייה פרנציסקנית בעין שבע (טבחה) שבצפון-מערב הכנרת. לפי המסורת במקום זה נגלה האדון לשליחים לאחר קומו מן המתים, סעד עימם, והעניק לפטרוס הקדוש את הבכורה.
הכנסייה הראשונה שניצבה במקום הוקמה במאה ה-4 על ידי פלוויה יוליה הלנה, אימו של הקיסר קונסטנטינוס, אך חרבה בימי הביניים[1]. הכנסייה הנוכחית הוקמה מאבני בזלת על ידי נזירים פרנציסקנים איטלקים אשר התיישבו במקום בשנת 1934. בעת ביקורו של האפיפיור פאולוס השישי בישראל בשנת 1964, פקד את הכנסייה והתפלל בה.בשנת 200 הגיע יוחנן פאולוס השני להתפלל בה. דבר המצביע על חשיבות המאורע
Nazareth Overview Tour: Church of the Annunciation, Mary's Well, Mt. Precipice, Jesus' Hometown
See an overview of all the holy sites in Nazareth like the Basilica of the Annunciation, Mary's Well, Synagogue Church, St. Gabriel Greek Orthodox Church, Mount Precipice, Nazareth Village, and be motivated by an inspirational talk as you see them.
Location
1. Nazareth is in the northern part of Israel in the lower Galilee area.
2. It’s about 15 miles (24 km.) southwest of the Sea of Galilee, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km.) southwest of Cana, and about 23 miles (37 km.) inland from the Mediterranean Sea.
Historical Background
1. Nazareth had an estimated population of around 300 during the time of Christ.
2. It’s a famous town because this is where the Angel Gabriel announced the miraculous virgin birth to Mary.
3. Nazareth is also the place where Jesus grew up.
4. It was a small farming town where everyone knew each other.
5. For some reason, Nazareth had a bad reputation.
Matthew 1:43-46: The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Places of Interest
1. Church of the Annunciation (also known as the Basilica of the Annunciation)
2. Mary’s Well
3. Greek Catholic Church
4. Synagogue Church
5. Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
6. St. Joseph’s Church
7. Mensa Christi Church
8. Greek Catholic Church
9. Mt. Precipice
Iglesia de la Mensa Christi (כנסיית מנזה כריסטי) en Nazaret, Tierra Santa
Desde la iglesia llamada Mensa Christi en Nazaret, Tierra Santa, Fray Paco Castro comenta lo sucedido con Jesús y Pedro en ese mismo lugar que señala la tradición, al lado del lago de Galilea,
Mensa Christi/Sea of Galilee (Tiberias)
The Fransiscan church in Tabgha is traditionally believed to be the place where the Risen Lord appeared to the disciples (St John 21)
Holy Land with Zack: Praying at the Primacy Table of Christ
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In this Holy Land with Zack video Fr. Bob of the Carmelite Society of the Little Flower) celebrates Holy Mass adjacent to the Primacy church & rock of Mensa Christi or Table of Christ. It is a natural outcrop of black basalt rock by the Sea of Galilee where Jesus appears after the Resurrection, tells his disciples where to let down their nets, prepares a fish breakfast over coals, and asks Peter do you love me... feed my lamb feed my sheep .
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From Galilee - Mensa Christi
Ulf Ekman shares a message from Mensa Christi in Galilee
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EXPERIENCING LAKE TIBERIAS and the MENSA CHRISTI
Sharing to you all the lakeshore of Tiberias and the place where Our Lord asked St Peter and gave him the Primacy - here you can see fr Benny Baisas reading about the Encounter in Tagalog
00077 Mensa Christi At Sea Of Galilee
February 29, 2012 at Mensa Christi, the traditional site where Jesus ate breakfast with His disciples after His resurrection.
Holy Land with Zack: Draw Me Close to You at Mensa Christi Primacy.wmv
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In this Holy Land with Zack video we stand at the rock of Mensa Christi (Table of Christ) at the Primacy church by the Sea of Galilee and sing out to Jesus with Lorraine Hartsook Draw Me Close to You. According to tradition, on this rock Jesus appeared to Simon Peter and his disciples after the Ressurection, prepared them breakfast, asked Peter, do you love me, and said, feed my lambs... feed my sheep.
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Mensa Christi, Table of the Lord, in the Holy Land - Christ asks us, Do you love me?
Visit Mensa Christi on the Sea of Galilee, the place where Jesus cooked breakfast for the disciples after His Resurrection. Mary Jane Fox, co-director of The Pilgrim Center of Hope, leads us in a short reflection. Learn more about our Ministry of Pilgrimages:
Israel: Sea of Galilee Barbq (Mensa Christi)
We consider the profound symbolism of Jesus' beach barbq with His disciples
On the Lake...With Jesus
It is early morning on Lake Tiberius, a fisherman pulls at his nets from his boat... and the facts narrated in the Gospel, faraway in time, become closer than ever. This is one of the most evocative holy places in all of Galilee. Here stands the Church of the Primacy of Peter, a Franciscan sanctuary which recalls one of the apparitions of the Risen Jesus ... That night, the disciples were despondent and disappointed, they had caught nothing...but then Jesus appears on the shore at dawn: Cast your nets and you will see. With 153 large fish, they reach the shore where the master has already prepared for them bread and roasted fish. He comforts them and gives the Primacy to Peter, asking him three times do you love me? ... feed my sheep!All that happened here, a very old tradition says, which is also based on the important literary testimony of Egeria (IV century), who writes in her diary, among other things:Not far (from Capharnaum) one sees the stone steps, on which the Lord stood.Mensa Christi is the name which the venerated stone under the altar of the church has taken.Friar ALEJANDRO ADOLFO WIESSE, OFM, Guide of the Holy Land: So this rock is known as the table, the table of Christ or the table of the 12 thrones, seats of the twelve apostles ... this table, this rock recalls where Christ sets himself to eat with his disciples.The Chapel of the Primacy of Peter, restored in 1982, was built by the Custody of the Holy Land in 1933 upon the remains of a Byzantine church from IV-V centuries which had fallen with the Persian and Arab invasions. In the following centuries, many witnesses speak of a Church named from the Twelve Thrones or the Apostles. They, perhaps, refer also to these heart shaped stones which lead to the lake.The pilgrims, who today continuously, but discretely, animate this place, reread on the shore that passage from the Gospel and are moved by being here.Insert woman (senza sottopancia): It entails imagining seeing the boat of fishermen who come and Jesus is here ... I was looking for the place where he could have been and had prepared the fire, the breakfast for them ... and then it is here that he prepares, again, food for us ...and this is very beautiful for me; there is here a further confirmation of the resurrection of Jesus. He here appeared and gave them to eat, and this is shocking for me because, after having been resurrected, he still eats—he still is—with his own...and then the Church arose, and then there is the beginning of the missions...for me it is here that we ourselves are born.
St. Peter's Church - Tiberias
St. Peter's Church - Tiberias, Israel