“The stone from Cana of Galilee”. A historical adventure and the political exploitation of an archaeological find

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Published: Aug 4, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.26224
Keywords:
Early Christian period Modern Greek History Epigraphy Megali Idea Elateia
Γεώργιος Α. ΖΑΧΟΣ (Georgios A. ZACHOS)
Αcademy of Athens Research Center for Antiquity
Abstract
A stone bearing the inscription “This stone is from Kana in Galilee, where our Lord Jesus Christ turned the water into wine”, was found during the excavation of Pierre Paris at Elateia in 1884. The stone was identified with the couch where Jesus reclined in Cana. This identification resulted in the involvement of the Palace and a scientific debate. A few years later the “Cana stone” would be used in the wedding of crown prince Constantine as a holy altar.
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