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Christianity in the 4th century was dominated in its early stage by Constantine the Great and the First Council of Nicaea of 325, which was the beginning of the period of the First seven Ecumenical Councils (325–787), and in its late stage by the Edict of Thessalonica of 380, which made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire.
Megiddo church is an archaeological site near Tel Megiddo, Israel that preserves the foundations of one of the oldest Christian church buildings ever discovered by archaeologists. [1] The ruins contain one of the oldest inscriptions referring to the divinity of Jesus .
Originally built in the 4th century, it has been rebuilt several times, most recently in the 17th century during the reign of Emperor Fasilides. Beta Samati: Beta Samati, near Edaga Rebua, Mezbir Kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia: 4th century Ethiopian Orthodox: Originally built in the 4th century, the church may be the oldest known from sub-Saharan ...
The cave entrance to a 4th-century church at the Sisters of Nazareth site in Israel. The church was enormous, elaborately decorated, and archaeologist Ken Dark believes it was likely the Byzantine ...
The Hinton St Mary Mosaic is a large, almost complete Roman mosaic discovered at Hinton St Mary, Dorset, England in 1963. It appears to feature a portrait bust of Jesus Christ as its central motif, which could be the oldest depiction of Jesus Christ anywhere in the Roman Empire. [1] A second mosaic was found during 2022 excavations on the site. [2]
The church was discovered in 1986 [8] ... fourth Century Assyrian Church in Saudi Arabia Assyrian International News Agency 2010 (with pictures)
The Aqaba church was built sometime in the late third or the beginning of the fourth century, as indicated by the pottery finds from its foundations. [4] Its first phase was dated between 293 and 303, which makes it older than the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, both of which were built in the late 320s. [2]
This "first basilica" is known to have existed in 392, when St. Jerome wrote of the church dedicated to St. Clement, i.e. Pope Clement I, a 1st-century AD Christian convert and previously considered by patrologists and ecclesiastical historians to be identical with Titus Flavius Clemens. Restorations were undertaken in the 9th century and ca ...