1,300-Year-Old Possible Communion Loaf Bearing Image of Christ Is Found in Turkey
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The charred remains from the 7th to the 8th century are surprisingly well preserved, on the baking work Jesus Christ was represented
1,300-Year-Old Possible Communion Loaf Bearing Image of Christ Is Found in Turkey
Courtesy photo The discovery in southern Turkey of five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1,300 years old, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ, took place in Topraktepe, an ancient Roman and Byzantine center known as Irenopolis, located in the present-day Turkish province of Karaman. The loaves, made with barley and dating from the sixth to eighth centuries, have been exceptionally well preserved tha…
An archaeological find has surprised the world: a communion bread of 1,300 years old with the image of Christ engraved. The piece was discovered in the site of Irenópolis, in present-day Turkey. The finding occurred during excavations at the archaeological site of Topraktepe, in the ancient region of Cilicia. Researchers found five charred breads dating from the 7th and 8th centuries. One of them stands out for showing the figure of Jesus Christ…
In East Turk Karaman, archaeologists discovered five exceptionally well-preserved, charred breads from the 7th to 8th centuries after Christ.
1300-year-old possible Communion loaf bearing image of Christ is found in Turkey - The Catholic Leader
A TEAM of archaeologists has discovered at a site in southern Turkey five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1300 years old, one of which features an image of Jesus Christ. The discovery took place in Topraktepe, an ancient Roman and Byzantine center known as Irenopolis, the “City of […] The post 1300-year-old possible Communion loaf bearing image of Christ is found in Turkey appeared first on The Catholic Leade…
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