Pressed against a wall in a back corridor of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a stone slab bore testimony only to the graffiti etched on it by multitudes of pilgrims through the ages.<\/p>\n
But the 2.5 x 1.5 metre stone turned out to be far more precious when its other side was exposed during recent renovations at the church, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion and burial.<\/p>\n
Researchers believe the elaborate looping ornaments they found on the long-hidden part of the slab indicate it was once the decorated front of a medieval high altar that took pride of place centuries ago in one of Christianity’s holiest sites.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Researchers believe elaborate looping ornaments they found on a long-hidden part of a stone slab indicate it was once the decorated front of a medieval high altar that took pride of place centuries ago in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre https:\/\/t.co\/hFgrakdlow<\/a><\/p>\n — Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n