Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes

Name of structure: Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area: Galilee
City or area within region: Tabgha
Date of structure: Late 5C Original chapel 4th century, church and monastery 5th century
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Scattered tesserae on the ground in the area of the apse.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: n/a
Date of mosaic: 5C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Unknown
Colour tessera at site: Unknown
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:

1968: team from Studium Biblicum Franciscanum led by B. Bagatti & S. Loffreda
1979-1980: team from Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums (today, the Israel Antiquities Authority), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem led by R. Rosenthal and M. Hershkovitz
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: Rosenthal, R. & Herschkovitz, M., 'Tabgha', in Section 'Notes and News', IEJ 30 (1980), 207.
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Comments: Church probably destroyed c. 614 in Persian invasion, certainly gone by 670 as reported by Bishop Arculf.

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