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Archaeologists Identify the Site Where Jesus Exorcised the Legion of Demons and the Herd of Pigs

Beyond the archaeologist’s interpretation of the biblical passage, Christian tradition already pointed to Kursi as the site of the miracle, reflected in the ruins of a 5th-century Byzantine Basilica, known as the «Chapel of the Miracle,» on the hill overlooking the port. Some scholars see the representation of pigs in the remains of its mosaic.