It was a big week for archeological discoveries and announcements. We’ll skip over Berlusconi’s boasts to his mistress about owning thirty Phoenician tombs.
These, however, are significant for patristics nerds. Read up:
An ancient mosaic of an angel’s face has been uncovered at Istanbul’s Haghia Sophia.
I’m always glad to see vandalism cleaned up, so Hagia Sophia’s cherubim revealed after so long is welcome news. I wonder what got them to do it? There is rumored to be a Pantokrator in the dome, but that may be asking a bit much.