Church of St Peter
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The Church of St Peter in Antakya is an ancient cave church considered one of the earliest Christian worship sites and traditionally associated with the Apostle Peter.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian church
ⓘ
cave church ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalType | rock-cut church ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Byzantine
ⓘ
Crusader ⓘ Early Christian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| hasCoordinateLocation | 36.207°N 36.163°E ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected site under Turkish law ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Aziz Petrus Kilisesi (Turkish alternative name)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grotta di San Pietro (Italian) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grotte de Saint-Pierre (French) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grotto of Saint Peter (English) NERFINISHED ⓘ St Pierre Kilisesi (Turkish) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
ⓘ
cave sanctuary ⓘ mosaic floor remains ⓘ small courtyard ⓘ stone façade ⓘ tunnel for drainage or escape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
important Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| inception | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antakya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hatay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Antakya District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hatay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slope of Mount Starius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | natural rock ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historical city of Antioch ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs | Grotto of Saint Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with the first use of the term Christian for Jesus’ followers
ⓘ
considered one of the earliest Christian churches ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
early Christian liturgical gatherings
ⓘ
papal visit by Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ papal visit by Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Apostle Peter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christian community of Antioch ⓘ |
| use |
Christian worship
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ |
| visitorFacility | museum-like site open to the public ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.