Saint Peter and Paul of Antakya - The parish that resisted the earthquake
In Antakya - the Antioch where for the first time the disciples were called Christians - the Catholic parish of St. Peter and St. Paul, attended by the Capuchin, occupies two restored houses of the old Jewish quarter. In the earthquake of February 6, 2023, his humble temple of a plant resisted and became a refuge.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The parish was raised by the cappuccino Domenico Bertogli, parish priest of Antakya for more than three decades, over two old houses restored with care.
- In the earthquake of February 2023 the temple resisted while the Orthodox and Protestant churches of the city were destroyed; the parish house, damaged, welcomed displaced families of all beliefs.
- The cathedral of the Annunciation of the Vicariate of Anatolia, in the neighbouring İskenderun, was completely collapsed in the earthquake: the small parish of Anatolia remained a sign of continuity.
- The St. Peter's Grotto, restored in 1863, is nearby to be venerated, the memory of the first Christian community in Antioch.
San Peter y San Paul (Antukya)
In the city where the name "Christian" was born, the Capuchin parish keeps the lamp on: small, wounded by the earthquake and still open to all, like the first community of Antioch.
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