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Place "Basilica" of San Vitale by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 29, 2021 09:02 AM
A church (but not a basilica) in Ravenna, Italy, established by Bishop Ecclesius in 526 AD and consecrated ca. 547 AD.
Place Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Sep 06, 2019 05:57 PM
An important monastery founded probably in the seventh century of the common era.
Place Abbey of Monte Cassino by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 11, 2019 07:07 AM
A multi-period hilltop settlement with evidence for ancient terrace construction that now supports an abbey of the Benedictine order.
Place Abbeyknockmoy abbey by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 25, 2016 01:55 PM
A ruined Medieval Cistercian abbey founded in 1190.
Place Abbotsbury Abbey by Charlotte Tupman — last modified Feb 23, 2023 02:41 PM
Abbotsbury Abbey is a Benedictine abbey located in Dorset, England. It was founded in c.1026 for secular canons, became a monastery of the Benedictine order in 1044, and was dissolved in 1539.
Place Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 19, 2024 04:53 PM
A private, early Christian oratory in Ravenna, Italy, erected by Peter II as archbishop in A.D. 495.
Place Arian Baptistry by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 03, 2021 01:33 PM
Baptistry built by Theodoric the Great in the late fifth or early sixth century AD
Place Baptistry of Neon by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 26, 2024 02:53 AM
An octagonal brick structure erected by Bishop Ursus (late fourth or early fifth century AD) as part of a Basilica (destroyed in 1734). Bishop Neon completed the baptistry at the end of the fifth century AD.
Place Basilica and convent of S. Ippolito by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 26, 2024 02:47 AM
An important paleochristian complex located in the area of Portus.
Place Basilica Benedettina di S. Michele Arcangelo by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 20, 2021 02:00 PM
An abbey church located in Capua on the western slopes of Monte Tifata.
Place Basilica Damous el-Karita by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 25, 2023 10:35 PM
A Christian basilica of the Byzantine period located in Carthage.
Place Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 04, 2019 03:38 PM
A Christian basilica that incorporates the remains of a fourth century AD Roman gymnasium.
Place Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 14, 2023 12:36 PM
The eleventh-century Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to Clement I. It sits atop a three-tiered series of architectural remains stretching back to the Republican period. The earliest phase is represented by the foundations of a building destroyed by the fire of A.D. 64.
Place Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 18, 2020 03:51 PM
A basilica begun in the sixth century AD by Bishop Ursicinus with financial support from the Greek banker Iulianus Argentarius.
Place Basilica of Santa Pudenziana by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 10, 2024 09:16 PM
A palaeochristian church dedicated to St. Pudentiana located in Rome and, perhaps, the earliest site of Christian worship in the city. The church is located along the Via Urbana, which follows the course of the ancient vicus Patricius.
Place Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 14, 2020 04:39 AM
A papal basilica begun ca. AD 1228.
Place Castle Acre Priory by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Sep 27, 2018 08:29 PM
A priory founded in 1089 by William de Warenne and consecrated sometime between 1146 and 1148. Home of the first Cluniac order in England.
Place Chiesa di Sant'Ilario a Port' Aurea by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 08, 2016 02:15 PM
A sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-century Christian church located near the Port' Aurea of Benevento built during the Longobard period. The church was built atop Imperial remains and was an apsidal hall.
Place Church of Saint Demetrius by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 26, 2024 06:59 AM
A seventh century AD church dedicated to the patron saint of Thessalonica; the present basilica stands on the site of a precursor with phases beginning in the fourth century AD.
Place Church of St. George by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 14, 2020 05:34 PM
One of of a group of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches located in Lalibela, a city in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The church likely dates to the twelfth or thirteenth century.