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Archeologists discover St. Paul's tomb
Catholic World News ^ | Feb 17, 2005 | unknown

Posted on 02/17/2005 12:58:57 PM PST by Mike Fieschko

Rome, Feb. 17 (CWNews.com) - Vatican archeologists believe that they have identified the tomb of St. Paul in the Roman basilica that bears his name.

A sarcophagus which may contain the remains of St. Paul was identified in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, reports Giorgio Filippi, a archeology specialist with the Vatican Museums. The sarcophagus was discovered during the excavations carried out in 2002 and 2003 around the basilica, which is located in the south of Rome. Having reached what they believe is a positive identification of the tomb, Vatican experts will soon make a public announcement of their discovery.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; archeology; discovery; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; history; morelies; rome; stpaul; tomb; vatican
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1 posted on 02/17/2005 12:58:58 PM PST by Mike Fieschko
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To: Salvation; SunkenCiv

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2 posted on 02/17/2005 12:59:23 PM PST by Mike Fieschko
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To: Lil'freeper

Ping


3 posted on 02/17/2005 1:00:48 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (World Series Champion Boston Red Sox!! Has a nice ring to it.)
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To: Mike Fieschko

Do we know what his "thorn in the flesh was yet?

(I always wondered.)


4 posted on 02/17/2005 1:01:23 PM PST by keats5
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To: keats5

Pride seems to be what many think was the "thorn".


5 posted on 02/17/2005 1:04:21 PM PST by tippytoes
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To: keats5

Some people have theorized it was homosexuality, others theorized it was a manic depression..........


6 posted on 02/17/2005 1:05:05 PM PST by Red Badger (I call her GODZILLARY because she went to NYC and made her nest there, too.........)
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To: pax_et_bonum

ping


7 posted on 02/17/2005 1:05:21 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Mike Fieschko

The Emperor Constantine seems to have known what he was doing in choosing the sites of the St. Peter and St. Paul basilicas -- I bet he was on the mark also with the site of the Holy Sepulchre!


8 posted on 02/17/2005 1:05:27 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: Mike Fieschko

You beat me by three minutes. I was just about to post this article.

More of the story from CWN:

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The tomb that we discovered is the one that the popes and the Emperor Theodosius (379- 395) saved and presented to the whole world as being the tomb of the apostle," Filippi reports.

The discovery was made by a team composed exclusively of experts from the Vatican Museum. They had undertaken their exploration in response to a request from the administrator of St. Paul's basilica, Archbishop Francesco Gioia. During the Jubilee Year 2000, the archbishop noticed that thousands of pilgrims were inquiring about the location of St. Paul's tomb. The excavation effort was guided by 19th-century plans for the basilica, which was largely rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1823.

An initial survey enabled archeologists to reconstruct the shape of the original basilica, built early in the 4th century. A second excavation, under the main altar of the basilica, brought the Vatican team to the sarcophagus, which was located on what would have been ground level for the original 4th-century building.

Under the altar a marble plaque was still visible, dating back to the 4th century, and bearing the inscription: "Apostle Paul, martyr." Filippi remarks that surprisingly, "Nobody ever thought to look behind that plaque." When the Vatican team looked, they found the sarcophagus.

As an archeologist, Giorgio Filippi says that he has no special curiosity to learn whether the remains of St. Paul are still inside that sarcophagus. The tomb should not be opened merely to satisfy curiosity, he insists. There is no doubt, he says, that St. Paul was buried on the site, "because this basilica was the object of pilgrimages by emperors; people from all around the world came to venerate him, having faith that he was present in this basilica."

The Vatican archeologist said that Church officials would now have to decide whether to undertake further explorations around the tomb, to make the sarcophagus more visible. Archbishop Gioia, questioned about that possibility, was noncommittal. The prelate affirmed only that he would like to "make known the figure of St. Paul and the historic reality" that he is buried in the basilica. According to tradition, St. Paul died under the Emperor Nero, sometime between the years 64 and 67. The Emperor Constantine began the construction of a basilica on the site of his death, along the Ostian Way, in 386; the building was enlarged and completed a half-century later.

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9 posted on 02/17/2005 1:06:40 PM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: Mike Fieschko

The thorne in his side was that he was an unapologetic homophobe!


10 posted on 02/17/2005 1:07:54 PM PST by Bertha Fanation
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To: Mike Fieschko

I will wait for the DNA test.


11 posted on 02/17/2005 1:10:05 PM PST by razorback-bert (An ASC-American)
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To: Mike Fieschko

I will wait for the DNA test.


12 posted on 02/17/2005 1:10:13 PM PST by razorback-bert (An ASC-American)
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To: keats5

Some have theorized it was a demonic oppression in the form of a physical affliction or harassment.


13 posted on 02/17/2005 1:10:21 PM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: Red Badger

No, I think that he knew that one day, Democrats would exist.........


14 posted on 02/17/2005 1:10:30 PM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Pray Daily For Our Troops and President Bush)
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To: Red Badger

Naaaaahhhhh.....he had a wife......(grin)....just kidding dear!


15 posted on 02/17/2005 1:10:40 PM PST by B.O. Plenty (Liberalism is a terminal disease.......)
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To: Bertha Fanation
The thorne in his side was that he was an unapologetic homophobe!

No, that's the thorn in the LIBs' side!

16 posted on 02/17/2005 1:12:16 PM PST by frogjerk
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To: Mike Fieschko
[ A sarcophagus which may contain the remains of St. Paul was identified in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls ]

Which is important.. WHY.?.

17 posted on 02/17/2005 1:13:12 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been ok'ed me to included some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: keats5

I have heard that his thorn was his poor eyesight, which is indicated in one of the epistles.


18 posted on 02/17/2005 1:13:19 PM PST by MBB1984
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To: Red Badger
Some people have theorized it was homosexuality, others theorized it was a manic depression..........

could've been both - we know he had little use for women and disagreed on Jesus' policy of equality for women

or it might have been Peter and others whom the Lord personally chose and taught for 3 years - and who had many differences in doctrine with Paul -

19 posted on 02/17/2005 1:13:58 PM PST by maine-iac7 (."...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" LINCOLN)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Link?


20 posted on 02/17/2005 1:14:00 PM PST by Grn_Lantern
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