Extremely rare medieval bible that 'bears witness' to Christian history re-discovered

An extremely rare medieval bible has been re-discovered and returned to the cathedral it was taken from 500 years ago.

The Bible was written in the late 13th century, according to Canterbury Cathedral in the U.K., which is now in possession of the medieval artifact. Known as the Lyghfield Bible after the 16th- century Canterbury Cathedral monk that once owned it, the 690-leaf volume is written on parchment or vellum, which is made from animal skin. The Cathedral describes the pages of the Bible as almost “tissue-like” in quality.

Written in Latin script, the Bible, which was likely produced in Paris, also features intricate decorations on its pages.

Canterbury Cathedral, which was been a place of worship for 1,400 years, is the “mother church” of the Anglican Communion. The World Heritage Site is also the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the senior clergyman in the Church of England.

The Bible disappeared from the Cathedral’s collection of monastic books 500 years ago during the Reformation, when the Church of England split from the authority of the Pope and Roman Catholic Church.

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