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Vasilis Tzaferis

1936 – 2015

About

Vassilios Tzaferis (Greek: Βασίλης Τζαφέρης; Hebrew: וסיליוס צפֵיריס; 1 April 1936 – 1 January 2015) was a Greek–Israeli biblical archaeologist and Orthodox monk, best known for his discovery of the remains of a crucified man at Givat HaMivtar. He was the director of surveys and excavations at the Israel Antiquities Authority (1999–2001) and the curator of the Patriarchal Museum in Jerusalem (1984–2004).