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1,500-year-old inscription ‘Christ born of Mary’ found in Israel

IAA Byzantine church inscription

A 1,500-year-old inscription which speaks of ‘Christ born of Mary’ has been unearthed in Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority, which reported the find last week, said the inscription – which is written in Greek and has been partially destroyed – once formed part of a church in what is now known as the village of […]

Survival of 1,500-year-old mosaic found in Jerusalem a “miracle”

A 6th century mosaic commemorating the founding of a hostel for Christian pilgrims has been found in Jerusalem near the Damascus Gate. The Greek inscription reads “In the time of our most pious emperor Flavius Justinian, also this entire building Constantine the most God-loving priest and abbot, established and raised, in the 14th indiction”.  According to Dr […]