Cana there yet." Ain Qana is considered by some to be a better candidate based on etymological grounds. Cana The Gospel of John refers a number of times to a town called Cana of Galilee (). The name possibly derives from the Hebrew or Aramaic word for "reeds". Among Christians and other students of the New Testament, Cana is best known as the place where, according to the Fourth Gospel, Jesus performed "the first of his signs", his first public miracle, the turning of a large quantity of water into wine at a wedding feast () when the wine provided by
Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia ceremony, after which the Pope donated 3 dinars to the members of the Hospital and to 1000 poor men. It was a very important event, that gathered the people into the rising institute. The Pope pronounced a very significant homily, that began with the words taken from the Gospel of John: "On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding [...]". The Roman Hospital was enlarged by many Popes and, century after century, it gained greatness and splendour, so that Pope