A stone slab said to be the decorated frontal of the Crusader-era high altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is seen in Jerusalem's Old City on April 11, 2022.

But the 2.5 x 1.5 metre stone turned out to be far more precious when its other side was exposed during recent renovations at the church, the traditional site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.

The stone slab, once a Crusader-era altar, in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre Church, April 11, 2022. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/TOI) ...

Archaeology & History Unassuming Slab Is Identified as Long Lost Medieval Altar. A stone slab in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is more than it seemed.

The Neuve-Église altar stone now prominently displayed at the rebuilt church complete with the story of how it was lost, found and finally returned to where it belongs. (Submitted by Peter Walker) ...

The altar vanished from history after a fire in 1808 destroyed much of the church. REUTERS. The unique ornamentation on the altar was in the “Cosmatesque” style, named after the Cosmati family ...

Experts uncovered the stone foundations of a wooden stave church where Haraldsson was likely enshrined after he was declared a saint in the 11th century. Olaf Haraldsson, or Olaf II of Norway, is ...

The rails were made in Italy from the same quarries used to source the stone for the church’s altar. Father De Celles has found that “about 80%-90% of the people kneel.” ...

The pastor of a Catholic church in Syracuse, Nebraska, was shocked when he discovered Saturday morning that the altar had been tipped over, a statue desecrated, and several other objects damaged.

A stone slab said to be the decorated frontal of the Crusader-era high altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is seen in Jerusalem's Old City on April 11, 2022.

A stone slab baring age-old graffiti in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre turned out to be far more precious after researchers exposed its other side, showing elaborate designs that was once the ...

But the 2.5 x 1.5 meter stone turned out to be far more precious when its other side was exposed during recent renovations at the church, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion and burial.