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Bishop Genesius Church

a Pleiades place resource

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The Bishop Genesius Church at Jerash (Jordan) may be the earliest Christian church on the site. The church was built in the early seventh century, reusing a preexisting Roman temple.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/138349926

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.2819205014, 35.8886011611

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- OSM location of Bishop Genesius Church (AD 600 - AD 699) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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- Bishop Genesius Church (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Bishop Genesius Church located at Gerasa/Antiochia ad Chrysorhoam (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
church

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GeoNames 11619916: Bishop Genesius Church

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Bishop Genesius Church: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/138349926> [accessed: 15 February 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/138349926 |title=Places: 138349926 (Bishop Genesius Church) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 15, 2026 9:41 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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