The town of Capernaum was abandoned in the 11th century. By then, it was an Islamic community. In 1894, the site of the ruined town was purchased by Roman Catholic Franciscans in Jerusalem and by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. In the early years of the twentieth century,[1] archeologists would uncover the ruins of a synagogue and of an octagonal church built over a house by it—perhaps really the house of Peter and Andrew. It is literally a few steps away from the synagogue. People could have crowded together outside of it. It is worth noting that they wait until evening, when the sabbath is over, to bring people for healing.
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