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Chapter 25 - The Churches of Antioch in the Life of the City

from Part IV - Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Wendy Mayer
Edited by
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
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Florida State University
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Summary

No ancient church of Antioch survives: the cruciform church of Kaoussié, Machouka, Seleucia’s martyrion, and a medieval church in Daphne are the scanty examples of a tradition of rich ecclesiastical architecture that punctuated Antioch’s cityscape. This chapter offers a comprehensive catalogue of ecclesiastical buildings known through the textual sources and piecemeal archaeological evidence.

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AntiochChurchesBabylasCruciform
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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 406 - 419
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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