Is the bone discovered in Bulgaria the Holy Baptist?

Scientists say new evidence has been found to support the argument that the bones and remains of a church basement in Bulgaria may be of St. John the Baptist (also known as John the Baptist). fake in Vietnamese).

Two years ago, scientists discovered the remains of a church on Sveti Ivan island of Bulgaria, including teeth, part of the skull and three animal bones.

The University of Oxford immediately sent a team of experts to analyze searchable artifacts. At that time, there was information that the church mentioned above was the place where John the Baptist lived during the reign of King Herod.

St. John the Baptist

Meanwhile, scientists at the University of Copenhagen also analyzed DNA of bone samples and discovered that these bones were not animal bones, possibly of a man.

These bones are quite similar in shape to human bones in the Middle East today.

Many places around the world now claim to be holding these Saints' bones, in which the church in Damascus says they are keeping the head.

The right hand of the prophet - who is said to have baptized Jesus in the Jordan River - is now kept at a Orthodox monastery in Montenegro.

Professor Tom Higham of Oxford University said the results of the bone sample analysis in Bulgaria show that this person is the first century of the Congregation, but it is not yet confirmed whether it is of the Baptist.

Bulgarian archaeologists have found a small box made of hard volcanic ash near the coffin, on which inscribed the ancient Greek word for the person in the coffin, John the Baptist, as well as the day the believers celebrate the ceremony. celebrate his birthday, June 24.

These findings will be broadcast on the British National Geographic Institute channel on June 17.