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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.
Churches in Europe by dependent territory (6 C) + Churches in Northern Cyprus (1 C, 8 P) Churches in South Ossetia (6 P) Churches in Transnistria (2 C, 2 P) A.
Church plan. Above right is the baptistery.. The Christian chapel at Dura-Europos was a domus ecclesiae that occupied an old, private dwelling in the ancient city's M8 block, along the western rampart of the city, opposite Gate 17, a short distance south of the main door.
The oldest Christian church buildings date back to the third and fourth centuries. The octagonal church at Artaxata had a floor made of mortar and terracotta tiles, and measured around 100 feet in ...
1642 – Huron-Wendat Nation (Roman Catholic Church) 1650 – Kingdom of Larantuka (Roman Catholic Church) 1654 – Onondaga (Roman Catholic Church) 1663–1665 – Kingdom of Loango (briefly Roman Catholic) 1675 – Illinois Confederation (Roman Catholic Church) 1700s – Kingdom of Bolaang Mongondow (Reformed Church)
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, Orthodox Syrian Church containing the tomb of Saint Mar Gregorios. Mor Ignatius Dayro Manjinikkara, Omallur, Kerala; St. Mary's Church, Thiruvithamcode, Tamil Nadu, considered to be World's oldest still standing church structure. Marthoma Cheriyapally Church; St. Thomas Mount. Place where St. Thomas ...
Christian monasteries by country (83 C) Church buildings by country and city ... Churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3 C) Churches in Denmark (19 C, 2 P)
The second-largest Christian group in Europe were the Orthodox, who made up 32% of European Christians. [3] About 19% of European Christians were part of the mainline Protestant tradition. [3] Russia is the largest Christian country in Europe by population, followed by Germany and Italy. [3]