Kafr Kana

Other Name: Cana of Galilee

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Stanisalo Loffreda (1969), Eugenio Alliata (1997)

Main Finds: Mosaic. Atrium and some walls remain.

Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 52-53)

Mosaics: yes

Site Condition: Under modern church. Mosiac is visible.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

754, כפר כנא, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Ilan, Z. "Ancient Synagogues in Israel" . Tel Aviv, 1991: 216-218, (Hebrew).
Loffreda, S. "Scavi a Kafr Kanna" Libber Anus 19, 1969: 329-348.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 05 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/kafr-kana/

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