Archaeologists discover ancient saintly icons

The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under a modern office building in Rome.

The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under a modern office building in Rome.

The images, which date from the second half of the 4th century, were discovered on the ceiling of a tomb that also includes the earliest known images of the apostles John and Andrew.

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