ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER “SEAL OF GOD”

A marble slab with the image of Christ monogram, called Chi Rho or "seal of God", was put together by archaeologists from the remains collected for years on the site of the Episcopal Basilica in the South Bulgarian town of Sandanski. According to experts, the find is from the 6th century.

For nearly 25 years, archaeologists have found many small fragments of the Chi Rho, but now, having discovered the last fragment, they made a complete reconstruction of the Christian symbol.

Interestingly,the Christ monogram was combined with donor’s inscription in the original marble slab. The Chistogram was part of the decoration of a scriptorium or an ancient library to Episcopal basilica.