Byzantine tombstone inscribed ‘Blessed Maria’ found in southern Israel

The tombstone of the woman who lived in the Nitzana area about 1,400 years ago joins others unearthed in excavations that belonged to Christians interred in local churches and burial grounds https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-byzantine-tombstone-inscribed-blessed-maria-found-in-southern-israel-1.9428845 #israel_archaeology #christianity