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Pronađena prva hrišćanska crkva u svetu?
Centar za arheološko istraživanje u Jordanu saopštio je da su naučnici pronašli prvu hrišćansku crkvu u svetu. Radio "Svetigora" prenosi da je crkva otkrivena u naselju Rihab, na 40 kilometara severoistočno od Amana, glavnog grada Jordana. Pronađeni ostaci crkve datiraju od 33. do 70. godine nove ere, a nalaze se ispod crkve Svetog Đorđa u Rihabu
Prema mišljenju arheologa, ranije su hrišćani za vreme gonjenja bežali iz Jerusalima i u tajnosti obavljali bogosluženja u toj podzemnoj crkvi, koja se nalazi u severnom delu Jordana.
U pećini koja je otkrivena ispod crkve Svetog Đorđa nalazi se apsida u vidu kruga i nekoliko kamenih sedišta za sveštenoslužitelje.
Izvor: Blic
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Jordan cave may be oldest church
By Matt McGrath
BBC science correspondent
Church of Saint Georgeous in the northern Jordanian town of Rihab 10 June
The cave is beneath the ancient church of St Georgeous
Archaeologists in Rihab, Jordan, say they have discovered a cave that could be the world's oldest Christian church.
Dating to the period AD33-70, the underground chapel would have served as both a place of worship and a home.
It is claimed that it was originally used by a group of 70 persecuted Christians who fled from Jerusalem.
These early Christians lived and practised their faith in secrecy until the Romans embraced Christianity several hundred years later.
 
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7446812.stm
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Jordan unearths world's oldest Christian church
AMMAN, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Jordan has discovered a cave underneath the Saint Georgeous Church in Rihab, Mafraq, in northern Jordan, which is described as the oldest Christian church, local daily Jordan Times reported on Monday.
"We have uncovered what we believe to be the first church in the world, dating from AD 33 to AD 70," said Archaeologist Abdul Qader Hussan, head of the Rihab Center for Archaeological Studies.
The discovery was "amazing," said the scholar, adding that "we have evidence to believe this church sheltered the early Christians: the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ."
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/09/content_8329954.htm
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