Recent archaeological findings in Jerusalem align perfectly with the biblical description of Jesus' tomb.

The exact location, as described in the Gospel of John, has been unveiled by architects at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem: "Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus."

Archaeobotanical and pollen analysis conducted on samples from beneath the ancient basilica's floor confirmed the existence of olive trees and grapevines. These findings suggest that the area dates back to the pre-Christian era, although radiocarbon testing is still pending.

"We know that the area was already part of the city at the time of Emperor Hadrian when the Romans built Aelia Capitolina," Prof Francesca Romana Stasolla of the Sapienza University of Rome told the Times of Israel, referring to the Roman city constructed on top of the ruins of Jerusalem in the first half of the 2nd century CE. "However, at the time of Jesus, the area was not part of the city yet."

Christian tradition holds that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the location of Jesus' crucifixion (known as Calvary or Golgotha) and his nearby tomb, which today is crowned by an aedicule erected in 1810, reports the Express. It comes as Pope Leo dismisses JD Vance with four words. READ MORE

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SOURCE: The Mirror