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Considered to be the world's first purpose-built church. [21] Etchmiadzin Cathedral: Vagharshapat: Armenia: 301 (tradition); current church: 483–484 Armenian Apostolic Church: According to scholars it was the first cathedral of the world (but not the first church) built in ancient Armenia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mar Sarkis Monastery ...
The four so-called "Major Basilicas" are four churches of Rome of 4th century foundation, St John Lateran, Santa Maria Maggiore, St Peter's Basilica, and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls. [ 9 ] There are 1,810 as of 2019 [update] churches in the world which are designated as "Minor Basilicas".
Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions.
Early Christian art and architecture. Early Christian art and architecture (or Paleochristian art) is the art produced by Christians, or under Christian patronage, from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition, sometime between 260 and 525. In practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century ...
12th–16th centuries. Gothic cathedrals and churches are religious buildings created in Europe between the mid-12th century and the beginning of the 16th century. The cathedrals are notable particularly for their great height and their extensive use of stained glass to fill the interiors with light. They were the tallest and largest buildings ...
Aqaba Church is a historic 3rd-century church located in Aqaba, Jordan. It was unearthed in 1998 by a group of archaeologists and is considered to be the world's oldest-known purpose-built Christian church. [1] Its first phase was dated between 293 and 303, which makes it older than the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church ...
Catholic Marian churches are religious buildings dedicated to the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. These churches were built throughout the history of the Catholic Church, and today they can be found on every continent including Antarctica. The history of Marian church architecture tells the unfolding story of the development of Catholic ...
Ják Church, Ják, Hungary, is one of the most complete Romanesque churches in the region. Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Hrusice, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Budeč, Bohemia, Czech Republic (c. 900 AD) Basilica of the Assumption, Tismice, Bohemia, Czech Republic.