House of Caiaphas & area pictures

The fabulous Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is built in the slopes of Mount Zion. According to tradition, this was the place

of the palace of high priest Caiaphas. Its name is given after the story of Peter's triple denial of Christ and the cock crowing thrice.

                        “Here I Am, Lord”                          

Pit like the ones used for slaves during Jesus time

Jesus would have been lowered into the pit by some type of rope through the small round hole in picture below

           “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?”                          

Steps that Jesus trod

Beside St Peter in Gallicantu, excavations have brought to light a stepped street which in ancient times

would have descended from Mount Zion to the Kidron Valley. These stone steps were certainly in use at

the time of Christ. On the evening of his arrest, he probably descended them with his disciples on their

way from the Last Supper to Gethsemane.

Leaving the House of Caiaphas on a bus ride to Bethlehem