Art restorers in Italy have discovered what are believed to be the oldest paintings of some of Jesus Christ's apostles. The faces of Apostles Andrew, John, Peter and Paul were uncovered using new ...

Jesus's portrait was first spotted in the 1920s in the ruins of Shivta, an old farming village in the heart of the Negev desert, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Be’er Sheva.

Jesus' disciples - also known as apostles - are at the Last Supper. "That parallel of the 12 apostles as the 'ultimate gang' hiding behind black masks is interesting," says Prof Carroll. Image ...

The full-face icons include visages of St. Peter, St. Andrew, and St. John, who were among Jesus' original 12 apostles, and St. Paul, who became an apostle after Christ's death. The paintings have ...

Art restorers in Italy have discovered what are believed to be the oldest paintings of some of Jesus Christ's apostles. The faces of Apostles Andrew, John, Peter and Paul were uncovered using new ...

Jesus' disciples - also known as apostles - are at the Last Supper. "That parallel of the 12 apostles as the 'ultimate gang' hiding behind black masks is interesting," says Prof Carroll.