Archaeologists have discovered in the church, which was once located in the ancient city of Bethsaida, a mosaic with a dedication to the “Head and Leader of the Heavenly Messengers” - this is how the Apostle Peter was designated. According to scientists, this indicates that the church was built on the site of the house in which the apostle Peter and his brother Andrew lived, according to the Times of Israel..

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Researchers believe that this building is the lost church of the Apostles of the Byzantine period, located in the biblical village of Bethsaida.. Archaeologists from the Kinneret Institute of Galilee Archeology at Kinneret College and Nyack College, led by Prof. Mordechai Aviam and Prof. Stephen Notley note that the mosaic floor inscriptions use a generic term for Peter. According to scientists, this indicates that they correctly identified the location of the Church of the Apostles.

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" It is likely that the basilica commemorates their home.. This discovery also confirms its identification with the church described by Willibald, the 8th-century bishop of Eichstadt, who reported that it was built over the house of Peter and Andrew,” Notley said..

Willibald in 724 made a pilgrimage to holy places along the northern shore of the Sea of \u200b\u200bGalilee. He wrote: “And from there they went to Bethsaida, the residence of Peter and Andrew, where there is now a church on the site of their house.. They stayed there that night, and in the morning they went to Chorazin, where our Lord healed the possessed, and sent the devil to a herd of pigs..

The inscription was framed by a medallion of two rows of black stones; it is part of the mosaic floor in the diaconal room of the church.. The floor was partly decorated with geometric and floral patterns..

Archaeologists announced the discovery of the alleged church building back in 2019 and have been working on the site ever since.. They found a mosaic floor here last year.. According to the researchers, the building, measuring 27 by 16 meters, decorated with colorful mosaics, is an excellent candidate for the role of the Church of the Apostles..

Scientists hope that in the future they will be able to find inscriptions that point to Peter's brother, Andrei.

This will be additional evidence in favor of the fact that the church is connected with the house of the apostles..

Excavations at this site will continue until October, scientists hope to unearth the entire church building and find other tablets..

Earlier, the Egyptian authorities spoke about the discovery of hundreds of ancient mummies and golden figurines in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara.. One of the statuettes depicted the famous innovator in the field of architecture, Imhotep..