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  • 1300-Year-Old Communion Bread with ‘Farmer Christ’ Image Discovered in Ancient Eirenopoli

    10/11/2025 6:31:47 PM PDT · by fidelis · 16 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | 10 October 2025 | Leman Altuntaş
    In the rugged hills of Karaman province, Türkiye, a remarkable archaeological discovery has emerged from Topraktepe, the site of ancient Eirenopolis. During recent excavations, archaeologists uncovered five carbonized bread loaves dating back to the 7th–8th centuries CE, including one with a depiction of Christ and a Greek inscription translating to, “With our thanks to Blessed Jesus.”Unlike the traditional Pantokrator imagery of Christ as ruler and savior, this loaf portrays a “farmer” or “sower Christ,” symbolizing the connection between faith, labor, and agricultural fertility. The remaining loaves bear cross-shaped imprints, suggesting their possible use in early Christian rituals as Eucharistic or...