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Mensa Christi Church

Mensa Christi Church is located next to the Maronite Church along side to a spring in the so-called "Spring Neighborhood".
It is believed that Jesus and his disciples used to dine in the "Mensa-Christi" church.

The name "Albalata Church" in Arabic, as "Balata" means Slab; refers to the slab where Jesus and his disciples dined.
The slab is 12 feet long, 9 feet broad and 3 feet high.

It is believed that the monks built a church around the slab in 1781. However, the exact time in which those monks took possession of that place remains vague.
This church was razed in 1859 and was reconstructed in 1860.

A large chalk-stone rock is scored with graffiti made by countless pilgrims throughout the ages.

The church is closed these days.

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Mensa Christi Church Rank #11 of 25 | Type: Churches & Cathedrals
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Very good: 8
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"Beautiful and Stunning"
17 December 2022
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."
22 October 2022
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...
"The place where Jesus showed himself to his disciples for the third time after the Resurrection."
06 March 2020
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...
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6126 26-40 nazareth

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