Description

Light a candle for people you love and for those you must miss in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. We will lit your personal candle in St. Peter’s Church in Jaffa. The church was constructed on its present location because of the significance Jaffa has to Christianity. It was in Jaffa that Saint Peter raised Tabitha, one of Jesus’ disciples, from the dead.

A name of your loved one can be written on the candle. Indicate this in the checkout. We can put a maximum of 20 letters on the candle in English or Hebrew.

St. Peter’s Church

With its high, stone façade and towering bell tower, St. Peter’s Church is the largest and most distinctive building in Old Jaffa. The interior of the church is reminiscent of cathedrals in Europe, with a high vaulted ceiling, stained glass, and marble walls.
The panels in the interior of the church show the life of St. Peter, including the miraculous catch of fishes, the giving of the keys, the transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor and the washing of the feet at the Last Supper. With the exception of depictions of Tabitha, Francis of Assisi, and the Immaculate Conception, all of the other windows in the church depict Spanish saints, which is unsurprising since the present building was erected by the Spanish Empire.

There are three packages currently available for purchase:

We’ll simply light a candle in The Church or on the location of your choice in memory or honor of your loved one.
We’ll light a candle in The Church or on the location of your choice and take a professional picture of it so you can cherish it forever.
We’ll light a candle in The Church or on the location of your choice and create a beautiful video to commemorate it. You can watch it time and time again, remembering those you hold most dear.

We Light Candles in Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jaffa on a regular basis, we also do special lightings according to the Christian calendar, like light candles at the tombe of Ester and Mordechai and floating candles on the Sea of Galilee. On this page, you’ll find all the available options for this moment and the near future.