Rare 3rd-Century ‘Good Shepherd’ Jesus Fresco Discovered in İznik, Turkey

The ancient Byzantine fortifications of Nicaea, now Iznik, Turkey. Credit: Carole Raddato / CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a rare Early Christian fresco of Jesus as the Good Shepherd during excavations in the ancient Hellenistic city of Nicaea (today’s Iznik) in Bursa province. Researchers say examples of this motif are rarely found in Anatolia, making the İznik discovery one of the region’s most significant early Christian artworks. The fresco was uncovere