The Stunning Byzantine Church Found in Cappadocia’s Underground City

The Stunning Byzantine Church Found in Cappadocia’s Underground City

Rare frescos were discovered in an underground church in Cappadocia. Credit:  Rab, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. It was in February 2016 that archaeologists unearthed a unique rock-carved Byzantine-era underground church in Nevsehir, Cappadocia in central Turkey. The 1,500-year-old church was decorated with never-before-seen frescoes depicting Jesus rising into the sky. The Bible refers to this as the Ascension. There are also ones showing Jesus destroying e…