(N.Morgan) One of the earliest representations of Jesus Christ has been unearthed and brought into the light for all to observe. This discovery has caused a huge sensation among those of the Christian faith.The image was discovered in southern Spain by a team of archaeologists, a glass plate which shines new light on the arrival of Christianity in Spain.The green glass paten, the plate which holds the Holy Eucharist in churches, is the earliest depiction of Jesus found in Spain and is in excellent condition compared to similar pieces discovered around Europe. “We know it dates back to the 4th century, in part because popes in the following centuries ordered all patens to be made out of silver,” Marcelo Castro, head of the Forum MMX excavation project, told The Local. The team of archaeologists have so far managed to find 81 percent of the paten at the site of a religious building in Cástulo, an ancient Iberian town in the province of Jaén, Andalusia.
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