The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in ...
The renovated temple will have a second baptistry, making it one of the first in the church to have two. It also will have 22 sealing rooms instead of 13, increasing the capacity for marriages by 60%.
The original 12 cast-iron oxen from the baptistry are being restored and will be used in one of the two baptistries. Some of the bigger changes in the temple were made to strengthen and reinforce ...
The order below is based on my favorites from the many times we have visited the city. The piazza hosts the Duomo Cathedral, Baptistry of St. John and many artistic landmarks, museums and restaurants.
“And, two, was to do all we could to potentially double the capacity of the temple, which we did of course in the baptistry” with a second font. “We’ve done more than double the number of ...