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The Umm ar-Rasas mosaics are a number of Byzantine mosaics discovered by Michele Piccirillo in the ruins of the Church of St. Stephen in Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan, in 1986. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Of particular note is a mosaic floor dated to 785, the largest one in Jordan, with a series of panels illustrating the most important cities of the region.
Among the notable finds unearthed at Umm-ar Rasas is the Church of Saint Stephen, which features elaborate and sophisticated mosaics. The discovery of Greek inscriptions within the mosaics confirmed dating to 756-785 C.E. [ 10 ] The date range coincides with the Abbasid Caliphate period of Muslim rule, and demonstrates Christian occupation ...
Dr. Stephen N. Chism House: August 16, 1994 ... Union Church and School: June 1, 2005 ... S of First St. and W of Broadway, at the N end of Rhyne Ave. ...
Oct. 25—PORT CARBON — The former St. Stephen Catholic Church has been sold to a group of former parishioners, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown announced Monday. Closing on the sale of ...
St. Stephen's Church (Chicago, Illinois), located in Hyde Park; formerly the Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Newton, Iowa) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Jasper County
The St. Stephen Parish School on 28th Street was built from 1897 to around 1902 to the designs of Elliot Lynch. [10] [13] [14] The Sisters of Charity staffed the school until 1967. It is now the St. Stephen's campus of the Epiphany School, one of their two facilities, the other being on East 20th Street near the Epiphany Church. [15]
Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος, romanized: Stéphanos; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [2] According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 196 Brick Church Circle in St. Stephen, South Carolina.Built in the 1760s, it is one of a handful of surviving 18th-century brick parish churches in the state, with a number of architectural features not found on any other of the period.