were discovered on the ceiling of a tomb that also includes the earliest known images of Apostles John and Andrew. They were uncovered using a new laser technique that allowed restorers to burn ...

Vatican officials unveiled the paintings Tuesday, discovered along with the earliest known images of the apostles John and Andrew in an underground burial chamber beneath an office building on a ...

“These are the first images that we know of the faces of these four apostles,” said Professor Fabrizio Bisconti, the head of archaeology for Rome’s numerous catacombs, which are owned and ...

were discovered on the ceiling of a tomb that also includes the earliest known images of the apostles John and Andrew. They were uncovered using a new laser technique that allowed restorers to ...

Rome, Italy (CNN)-- The oldest known image of the apostles Andrew and John have been discovered in catacombs under the city of Rome, dating back to the 4th century AD, archaeologists announced ...

The excavations have unearthed the remains of a 1,400-year-old Byzantine-age Christian church at the site, believed to be the legendary "Church of the Apostles." The teams of academics and ...

It was also there that he met a particularly gruesome death – a fate that awaited many of the apostles. Images of Bartholomew can be found in churches across the world, though at first people ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists and art restorers using new laser technology have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ's apostles. The images in a ...

"These are the first images that we know of the faces of these four apostles," said Fabrizio Bisconti, head of archaeology for Rome's numerous Vatican-owned catacombs. The frescoes in a tomb of a ...