Built over what is believed to the be site of Joseph’s carpentry shop, St. Joseph is just one of the inherently special churches in Jesus’ Galilean hometown. Taking a back seat to a series of other significant churches in the area, such as the adjacent Basilica of the Annunciation, it is no less fascinating to take in.

Built in 1914 over the ruins of a 12th century Crusader church (which was built over an earlier Byzantine church), St. Joseph has a series of caves below, including one with archaeological findings from biblical times, and one considered to have been Joseph’s workshop.