Word: evariste
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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According to church tradition, a basilica was built on the spot of the miracle of loaves & fishes. Long buried under seven feet of clay, this basilica was unearthed last week by Rev. Evarist Andrea Mader, director of the German Oriental Institute (Roman Catholic) of Jerusalem. The ruin is 170 ft. long, with a 66-ft. transept. Under the altar is a stone which apparently marks the spot of the miracle. In front are mosaics of serpents, sea birds, plants and lotus flowers. Behind are shown the loaves & fishes, with a sort of basket which is presumably one of the twelve...
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