The Church of St. Joseph
[Sanctuario di Nazareth]
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This church was built in 1914 on the site of an earlier 12th century church.
-The caves, granaries and wells in the lower level were used by the early dwellers of Nazareth. Later, Christians turned the site into a worship place.
-Travellers who had visited the place in the 7th Century pointed out that this had been the location of the “Carpentry Shop of Joseph”
-Later traditions identify the place as being “The House of Joseph”.
Marker can be reached from Paulus Ha Shishi 0.4 kilometers north of Iksal.
Courtesy hmdb.org
