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The Church of Saint Peter (also known as St. Peter's Cave Church and Cave-Church of St.
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Church of Saint Peter
Antakya, TurkeyViewpointMiddle EastTurkey
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The Church of Saint Peter (also known as St. Peter's Cave Church and Cave-Church of St.
Peter; Classical Syriac: 'ito d Mor Shem'un Kifo (romanization); Turkish: Aziz Petrus Kilisesi) near Antakya (Antioch), is composed of a cave carved into the mountainside on Mount Starius with a depth of 13 m (42 ft.), a width of 9.5 m (31 ft.) and a height of 7 m (23 ft). The church is not to be mistaken with the former cathedral of Antioch, the church of Cassian which was also called church of St.
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