4 Jamestown Leaders ID'd, with Mystery Catholic Relic. AFP on Jul 28, 2015 The remains would later be identified as those of Captain Gabriel Archer, one of the most prominent leaders at Jamestown, the …More
4 Jamestown Leaders ID'd, with Mystery Catholic Relic.
AFP on Jul 28, 2015 The remains would later be identified as those of Captain Gabriel Archer, one of the most prominent leaders at Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. But it was the box, which appeared to be an ancient Catholic reliquary, that had archaeologists bewildered and astonished.
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AFP on Jul 28, 2015 The remains would later be identified as those of Captain Gabriel Archer, one of the most prominent leaders at Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. But it was the box, which appeared to be an ancient Catholic reliquary, that had archaeologists bewildered and astonished.
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"You have the very strange situation of a Catholic reliquary being found with the leader of the first Protestant church in the country.” The finding is a historical bombshell, unearthed in a grave on the site of what was once the first church built at Jamestown. Which means researchers may have just discovered proof of an underground community of Catholics—including Archer and perhaps the person …More
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