This is the Baptistery. This is the place where people are initiated into this new cult. Why is that the center? Why is that the focal point? Clearly something happens here which is fundamental to ...
One of these is a piece that was found in the baptistery, which was discovered in three fragments. Today, the church is left in ruins in an area controlled by ISIS, according to Christianity.com.
The basilica, atrium, baptistery and episcopal palace are outstanding examples of religious architecture, while the basilica itself combines classical and Byzantine elements in an exceptional manner.
A historic cruciform baptistery built where it is believed Jesus was baptised, now 300m (about 1,000ft) from the river The masterplan for the new 340-acre baptism zone, next to the Unesco site ...
Later, archaeologists found the baptistery of the ancient cathedral of Chersonesos, the so-called ‘Uvarov Basilica’. There was a marble font with a cross-shaped recess. A canopy was installed ...
An expression of ancient traditions and artisanal wisdom, it appears in the medieval sculptures in the Baptistery of Parma and in the Cathedral of Fidenza. Among the new features this year are the ...