1,400-Year-Old St. Paul Fresco Discovered in Ancient Roman Catacomb

A 1,400-year-old fresco of St Paul has been discovered in an ancient Roman catacomb. 

The sixth-century fresco of Saint Paul has been discovered in the Catacombs of San Gennaro in Naples

From The Telegraph

By Nick Pisa in Rome

The fresco was found during restoration work at the Catacombs of San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) in the southern port city of Naples by experts from the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Art.

The announcement was made on the feast day of St Peter and Paul which is traditionally a bank holiday in Rome and details of the discovery were disclosed in the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.

Remains of Saint Paul Confirmed

Bones dated to first century

From The Washington Times
By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The first-ever scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday.

Archaeologists recently unearthed and opened the white marble sarcophagus located under the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome, which for about 2,000 years has been believed by the faithful to be the tomb of St. Paul.

The pope said scientists had conducted carbon dating tests on bone fragments found inside the sarcophagus and confirmed that they date from the first or second century.

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