Tessera - Saffron “Adofo, you are wrong. Christ was both man and God.” Basil thrust the shovel deep into the pile of earth and threw it into the grave. “A woman, the blessed Mary, gave him birth. How can you think that he was only God? His dual nature is part of the mystery.” Adofo threw a shovelful of earth into the grave and shook his head. “That’s where you are misguided, my friend in Christ. In Alexandria, even the lowliest man, a fellow like me who came to Italy for a better life, knows and reveres the sanctity of Our Lord as truly divine.” He wiped his brow before scooping another shovelful of earth. “To believe that Christ was man trivializes his sanctity.” “You must be careful here to spout such stuff. This one nature of Christ you espouse is not popular here. You could get into

