Posted on 05/13/2016 6:21:20 AM PDT by marshmallow
Unearthed in the central Turkish region of Cappadocia, the unique church contains remarkable frescoes
Last February, archaeologists unearthed a unique rock-carved underground church in Nevsehir, in the central Turkish region of Cappadocia. The church was decorated with never before seen frescoes depicting Jesus’ Ascension, the Final Judgement, Jesus feeding the multitudes, and portraits of saints and prophets.
The discovery, made during excavations and cleaning operations in an underground city recently uncovered as part of an urban project in Nevsehir, is located within a castle that might date back to the fifth century. Authorities expect it will make Cappadocia an even more important pilgrimage center for Orthodox Christians.
Semih İstanbulluoğlu, the archaeologist who heads the works for both the underground city and the church, explained that the walls of the church collapsed because of snow and rain, but that they will be fixed as part of the restoration project. Frescoed sections will have to be collected one by one and pieced together.
When uncovered, the church was filled with earth. Ali Aydin, another member of the archaeological team in charge of the Nevsehir discoveries, said that because of the humidity underground the church has to be dried slowly in order to prevent even more damage to the frescoes. “
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the “religion of peace”/s will have it wrecked in a week
Blown up, more likely.
Exactly what I was thinking. Hopefully they take high-res photos of everything in there, since it will be destroyed within a few months.
Whenever I see stories of ancient buried churches being dug up, it makes me think of the last Exorcist movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHJEMIYNFFY
See the gouged eyes? These churches were built to escape persecution. The gouged eyes happened from the Muslims when the Greeks were
marched and martyred into the mainland. It has withstood 1000 years of Muslim aggression.
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