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[1] The Dura-Europos church in Syria is the oldest surviving church building in the world, [2] while the archaeological remains of both the Aqaba Church and the Megiddo church have been considered to be the world's oldest known purpose-built church, erected in the Roman Empire's administrative Diocese of the East in the 3rd century.
It is believed to be one of the oldest church buildings in the world. Also known as Kare Kilisa (the "Stone made Church") [ 1 ] (Kare in Armenian translates to "stone," and Kelisa is the Persian word for "church"), this historic site is located approximately 20 kilometers from the town of Chaldiran in Iran, in the region historically referred ...
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century).
A number of sources also hold that Etchmiadzin is the oldest cathedral in the world. [213] [p] It has sometimes been described as Armenia's first church building, [216] [44] but this claim has found little support among scholars, who usually posit that the country's first church was in Ashtishat, in the Taron region.
Old North Church, Official name: Christ Church in the City of Boston. Oldest standing church building in Boston, built 1723 (Episcopal) a National Historic Landmark significant for its role in the American Revolution. Old Ship Church, built in 1681, is one of the oldest buildings in America. The congregation was gathered in 1635.
Oldest wooden building still standing. [140] Nanchan Temple: Wutai, China: 782 CE Buddhist Temple Its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest extant timber building. Greensted Church: United Kingdom c. 1053 CE Church May be the oldest, extant wooden church in the world and the oldest, extant wooden building in Europe. [141] [142]
The cathedra of the Pope as Bishop of Rome, Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran Etchmiadzin cathedral in Vagarshapat, Armenia, believed to be the oldest cathedral in the world. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a Catholic cathedral in Nepi, Italy The Cathedral of Brasilia in Brazil takes a modernist form
Church: Oldest church still standing in Honduras [35] Immaculate Conception Cathedral: Comayagua Honduras: 1563-1715 Cathedral: Oldest cathedral still standing in Honduras. [36] [37] Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción: Izalco El Salvador: 1569 Church: Oldest extant building in El Salvador. In ruins. [38] Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la ...