CHRISTIAN RELIC
IMPORTANT FIND IN WALES CAERLEON (Wales), July 26. What is believed to bo the earliest evidence of the existence of Christianity in Honan, Wales, has been discovered at Caerleon, Monmouthshire. An_ antefix—a kind of tile—bearing the sign of the Cross, and dating from the third century, has been found during the resumed excavations in tho site of the Roman fortress.
This, it is held, would indicate that Christianity had been introduced into Britain at an earlier date than was generally supposed, “These antefixes were used by, the Roman legionaries for ‘ magical ’ purposes, They were distributed at regular intervals along the'eaves of their buildings, and usually they bore various pagan symbols which the Roman soldiers believed to bo of amuletic value in protecting them from ghostly foes—particularly the evil eye.
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Evening Star, Issue 20255, 16 August 1929, Page 9
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131CHRISTIAN RELIC Evening Star, Issue 20255, 16 August 1929, Page 9
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