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A 1,500-year-old plaque that reads 'Christ, born of Mary' in ancient Greek that once sat above a doorway to ward off evil spirits has been unearthed in northern Israel

The inscription was uncovered during an excavation of a once-magnificent church that had elaborate mosaic tiling with intricate geometric designs and was built in the Byzantine or Early Islamic period.

The building was discovered during a salvage dig prior to a new road construction project in the area – Israel requires archaeologists and volunteers investigate an area before construction can start.

“The importance of the inscription is that until now we didn’t know for certain that there were churches from this period in this area,” Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Walid Atrash told the Times of Israel.

“There are many signs of ancient Christian life in the region — the Jezreel Valley — but this is the first evidence of the Byzantine Church’s existence in the village of Taiba, Atrash told the Jerusalem Post.

Taiba itself was a Christian village in the Byzantine period and later became the site of a Crusader fortress.

Source: https://aleteia.org/2021/01/20/christ-born-of-mary-inscription-found-in-ancient-church-in-israel/

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/christ-born-of-mary-1st-proof-of-early-christianity-found-in-galilee-village/

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9168227/Ancient-Greek-inscription-Christ-born-Mary-used-ward-evil-eye-1-500-years-ago.html

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