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It would have been difficult, however, for non-wealthy people outside the urban center of Athens to attend until reimbursements for attendance were introduced in the 390s. It originally met once every month, but later met three or four times per month. The agenda for the ekklesia was established by the Boule, the popular council. Votes were ...
The back facade of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Recognizing the significance of the pyramid mound, the Spanish chose to construct a church upon the remains of the native temple grounds. [2] The church is situated atop the Tlachihualtepetl (Grand Pyramid). Its worship, like that of its pre-Hispanic native ...
The original Ecclesia and Synagoga from the portal of Strasbourg Cathedral, now in the museum and replaced by replicas. Ecclesia and Synagoga, or Ecclesia et Synagoga in Latin, meaning "Church and Synagogue" (the order sometimes reversed), are a pair of figures personifying the Church and the Jewish synagogue, that is to say Judaism, found in medieval Christian art.
Ekklesia (think tank), a British think tank examining the role of religion in public life; Ecclesia College, a four-year Christian work college in Springdale, Arkansas; Ekklesia Project, an ecumenical Christian network to promote a more active and God-centered faith; Ecclesia Athletic Association, a youth athletic program in the United States
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (English: "The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels") [2] is a historic Catholic church in Los Angeles, California, located on the historic Plaza de Los Ángeles near Downtown Los Angeles. Part of the larger El Pueblo de los Ángeles Historical Monument, the church's origins date to 1784 ...
"Observations on the Nea Ekklesia of Basil I". Jahrbuch der österreichischen Byzantinistik (37): 51– 64. ISSN 0378-8660. Mango, Cyril (1976). Byzantine architecture. New York. ISBN 0-8109-1004-7. {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ; Mango, Cyril (1986). The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312–1453: Sources and Documents. University of ...
In a few poleis, the ekklesiasterion was a separate building, but in many cases the theater was used for both performances and the meetings of ekklesia. In some cases, multiple locations were used. In Athens, the regular meetings of the assembly were held on the Pnyx hill and two annual meetings took place in the Theater of Dionysus.
Remains of the Nea. The New Church of the Theotokos, or New Church of the Mother of God, was a Byzantine church erected in Jerusalem by Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). Like the later Nea Ekklesia (Νέα Ἐκκλησία) in Constantinople, it is sometimes referred to in English as "the Nea" or the "Nea Church".