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Locatie

  • Syrië, Ma‘lūlā
  • geo:33.845474,36.543594

Periode of jaar

  • 400~ / unknown

Classificatie

  • Tempel of heiligdom
  • Zichtbaar

Maaloula, Mar Sarkis Monastery - St. Sergius Monastery

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Mar Sarkis Monastery was built in the fifth century on the remains of a pagan temple. According to possibly pre-Constantinian, foundation date due to the exceptionally rare survival of a horseshoe-shaped altar table1

In the monastery there were two of the oldest icons in the world, one depicting the Last Supper.

See:

  1. Ross Burns, The Monuments of Syria, I. B. Taurus, 3rd edition 2009, p. 193.

 

Bronnen

  1. ↑ Emma Loosley, Architecture and Asceticism

In de buurt

  • Malula
    Maaloula, Ma'loula, Maalula, Ma'lula, Malula. However, "Maaloula". Ancient Calamona?, Roman Seliocopolis?.
    Syrië, Ma‘lūlā
  • Maaloula, Mar Taqla Monastery
    Forth century Saint Tecla monastery
    Syrië, Ma‘lūlā
  • Defile North of Malula
    Roman and Late Antique burials.
    Syrië, Ma‘lūlā
  • Adarin
    OmnesViae import TPPlace518
    Syrië, Al Quţayfah

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Bijdrage: Aangemaakt door Elżbieta (2016-04-27) , met mogelijke bijdragen van anderen. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
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Voorgestelde citatiewijze: Elżbieta (2020) Maaloula, Mar Sarkis Monastery - St. Sergius Monastery. Vici.org: archeologische atlas van de oudheid. https://vici.org/vici/26685, opgevraagd op 2026-11-14.