Archaeologists to dig for apostle Matthew
2001-07-06 11:48
Kyrgyzstan - A group of Kyrgyz archaeologists said Thursday that it intends to look for the burial site of Saint Matthew, one of Jesus Christ's 12 apostles, near the Central Asian country's Issyk-Kul Lake.
Vladimir Ploskikh, a member of Kyrgyzstan's Academy of Sciences,
said the expedition, inspired by old legends, will set out under
his lead in the near future.
A manuscript of a long-ago archbishop known as Vladimir says the
body "was kept in a monastery on the shore of the Issyk-Kul Lake
and the whole Christian world knew about it," according to
Ploskikh.
The vast lake lies in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, near the borders
with China and Kazakstan. - Sapa-AP
- SAPA