St. Philip's Tomb found?

[IrishRush]

HIERAPOLIS, Turkey – A tomb believed to be that of St. Philip the Apostle was unearthed during excavations in the ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis.

Italian professor Francesco D’Andria said archeologists found the tomb of the biblical figure – one of the 12 original disciples of Jesus – while working on the ruins of a newly-unearthed church, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported Wednesday.

The structure of the tomb and the writings on the wall proved it belonged to St. Philip, he added.
The professor said the archaeologists worked for years to find the tomb and he expected it to become an important Christian pilgrimage destination.

St. Philip, recognized as one of Christianity’s martyrs, is thought to have died in Hierapolis, in the southwest province of Denizli, in around 80AD. It is believed he was crucified upside down or beheaded.

 

[gilliam]

link

foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/27/tomb-st-philip-apostle-discovered-in-turkey/

 

[Archangelic]

Does anyone know who or what controls these archaeological finds? Are they property of the Turkish government? Or the university that founded it?

 

[Spencerian]

According to information in the Catholic Encyclopedia, tradition holds that this Apostle was, indeed, buried in the city where that tomb was found.

If the claims can be substantiated definitively by forensics as well as other scientific methods, this can be a wonderful supplement to the historicity of not only the man, but also the Church and the saint’s travels.

 

[brierpatch1974]

This is amazing. I love when this kind of discovery is made. But there is also misinformation out there as well. I found one source, infoplease.com, that claims he is one of teh seven apostles buried in Rome. They say thier source is according to catholic legend. So that tells you how well they research things. It is sad on hoe much false information can be found out there.