Posted on 04/30/2025 8:15:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
In a startling revelation, Mustafa Uysal, a treasure hunter from Bursa, has claimed to have unearthed an underground city in the Orhangazi district, which he asserts is the true location of the First Council of Nicaea, traditionally believed to have taken place in Iznik. Uysal, who has kept his discovery under wraps for years, is now demanding $50 million to disclose the exact location of this purported archaeological site.
Uysal, who turned to treasure hunting after his retirement, stated that his excavations led him to a significant find: an underground city featuring a sarcophagus cemetery and intricate symbols adorning its long corridors. He emphasized the importance of this discovery for the Christian world, suggesting that it could reshape historical understanding of the First Council, which convened in 325 AD to address critical theological disputes within early Christianity...
"I have found the underground city where the Council was held," Uysal declared in a statement to İhlas News Agency (İHA). "Inside, there are statues of Mary and Jesus Christ, 12 altars surrounding them, and the sarcophagus burial chamber of Princess Niken opposite it." If verified, his claims could have profound implications for historical scholarship and religious heritage.
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I’m thinking that if this is a real find, the Turkish government, being Muslim, would just as soon cave the whole thing in and destroy it. I am no expert, but I don’t believe the guy.
LOLOL! That’s hilarious. Too MUCH baclava!?
For a mere $50 million, you can prove his claim! /s
Search Yasin Cengiz. He’s famous in Turkey for his belly dancing. Very entertaining.
… underground city … sarcophagus cemetery …aka a necropolis.
Not at all. A necropolis would have no living spaces at all.
Well, there are paintings or frescos of Mary dating back to the 2nd or early 3rd century. For example, a fresco in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome, dated around 150–200 AD shows Mary with the infant Jesus, and another wall painting from Dura-Europos (circa 240 AD) may also depict her.
Early Christian art focused more on wall paintings, sarcophagi reliefs, and symbolic motifs in catacombs, partly due to the underground nature of much early Christian practice before Constantine’s legalization of Christianity in 313 AD
There was no reason for the first council of Nicea to mention Mary. The council’s primary focus was on the Arian controversy, affirming the divinity of Christ and producing the original Nicene Creed, which emphasizes Christ’s incarnation
Discussions of Mary’s role, such as her title as “Mother of God” (Theotokos), arose later at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.
Councils are called when there is a theological dispute that isn’t settled outside and has created too much animosity among believers
The Iconoclastic Controversy (726–843) was related to the outburst of Mohammedanism
Thanks Cronos!
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