Kafr Kana - Kafr Kana

Kafr Kana (also Kafr Kanna, Hebrew כַּפְר כַּנָּא, Arabic كفر كنا) is a place in Lower Galileewith the first miracle wrought by Jesus Christ, the transformation of water into wine on the occasion of the Wedding of Cana, is related.

Other places that dispute its fame as a place of biblical miracles are Karm er-Rasm (an archaeological site north of the place), Khirbet Qana (Kenet-el-Jalil) 14 km north of Nazareth, Ain Qana (a Kilometers north of Nazareth) or the Qana im, which is also venerated by the pilgrims there Lebanon.

background

The place of the first miracle performed by Jesus Christ, which took place in Joh 2,2-11 EU The transformation of water into wine described on the occasion of the wedding in Cana has been a Christian pilgrimage site for centuries.

Ultimately, the exact location of the miracle is not completely clear; in his report, the papal envoy Francesco Quaresimo cites two places in the middle of the seventeenth century that could have the honor of being the biblical Cana. He chose Kafr Kana, possibly only because a church already existed here and the place was more accessible than Khirbet Qana.

The other candidate 32.82165835.3033241 Khirbet Qana ("Ruins of Cana"), had always had the better cards: in a travel report Theodosius mentioned in the 6th century that a cave with a rack for six stone jugs was found there, two of which were still available on site which suggests that at least a vivid memory of the wine miracle was kept here and that pilgrims came to this place. In reports from the time of the Crusaders, too, Khirbet Kana was viewed as a place of miracle. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Hellenistic - Jewish village with a mikveh plunge pool.

With the construction of the Wedding church In Kafr Kana, the fame as a place of pilgrimage definitely passed to today's Arab city: here, too, archaeologists uncovered remains from the Stone Age - Bronze Age period up to the Mamluck period. In reports from the 11th century is in Cana described a monastery complex on whose territory also the Maqam, the shrine or the tomb of Yunis (Jonas) lies. Under the Ottoman rule, the place developed into a local trading center with a Muslim - Jewish population at the beginning of the 20th century. the place had 1200 - 1400 inhabitants, about two thirds of them of Muslim faith. After the War of Independence in 1948, the place was occupied by troops of the Haganah as part of Operation Dekel, the inhabitants surrendered to the Israeli troops under the Catholic and Orthodox priests and they were assured that they would stay in the place. Today, 30% of Christians still live mainly in the old town center of Kafr Kana.

getting there

By plane

Most overseas travelers will be by air via the Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Airport arrive.

By bus

The village in Lower Galilee is not connected to the Israeli railway network, so the easiest way to get there is by bus. The place is operated by local bus companies from Nazareth (Nazareth Transport & Tourism, Nazareth UNBS), the positions of the stops can be viewed on Google Maps.

In the street

Of Haifa coming here one takes the street 75, which circles the city of Nazareth from the south and joins that of Afula coming street 60 united and circled the city center in the east. She sits down in the street 754 that leads through Kafr Kana.
From the north of Haifa or from Lake genezareth resp. of Tiberias coming here one drives on the road 77 and turns onto the street 754, by Kafr Kana and further after Nazareth leads.

mobility

One moves on foot on site.

Tourist Attractions

• 32.74685535.3380071  Greek Orthodox Church Wedding at Cana. The complex of the Greek Orthodox Wedding Church in Cana can be entered from a side street.last change: not specified
• 32.74682935.3389252  Roman Catholic wedding church. the "Wedding Church" commemorates the first miracle of Christ, it was built in 1883 on the ruins of a ruined mosque, among the ruins of which are the remains of a mosaic floor from a synagogue from the 5th century. found.last change: not specified
• 32.74763735.3381563  Chapel of Nathanel Bartholomew. Chapel from the 19th century, ask the Franciscan monks for a key.last change: not specified

• 32.74615735.3379314  sundial. Modern.last change: not specified
  Type is group designation
• Outside the town center lies the grave of Rabbi Simeon ben Gamliel, the grave of a former chairman of the Sanhedrin has been visited by Jewish pilgrims for centuries.

activities

shop

• On site, objects of daily use are sold in various shops and souvenirs and devotional objects.

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

health

Practical advice

trips

• The visit of Cana with that of Nazareth connected, which is only about 15 minutes away by car.

literature

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