Saint Peter and Paul of Sfax - The faith that remains
The Catholic presence in Sfax dates back to 1841, with one of the oldest parishes in Tunisia, initially made up of Maltese and Italian immigrants. His great church of St. Peter and Paul, completed in 1953, was given to the Tunisian State in 1964; today a small community keeps the faith alive in a simple place of worship.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The parish dates from 1841 - only that of Tunisia capital (1837) is earlier in the country; its ancient records are written in Italian.
- The great church was built between 1940 and 1953, after the destruction of the first temple in the 1943 bombing: fifty metres of ship and capacity for three thousand faithful.
- The agreement between the Holy See and Tunisia of 1964 included the church among those given to the State; today it is a public media.
- The present community - White Fathers, Daughters of Charity, faithful of Maltese and Italian origin and African students - celebrates in a place of worship enabled in the old house of the religious.
San Pedro and San Pablo (Sfax)
Sfax keeps the memory of a Mediterranean Christianity that filled its great church and today persevere in small: a discreet community that continues to celebrate the Eucharist on Tunisian land.
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