Christianity

Paris, Notre-Dame, St. Genevieve. Saint Geneviève

Salona, Sarcophagus of Julia Aurelia Hilaria

Curved capital (Monastery of St Simeon)

Kaunos, Byzantine church

Coptic Textile with the Story of Joseph

Palmyra, Church

Tigranocerta, Baptistery

Priene, Episcopal Church

Apollonia, East basilica, Capital

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, First floor, Mosaic of a spider's web

Buthrotum, Basilica

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Apse

Resafa, Basilica A, Repairs

The Second Council of Constantinople (553)

Ravenna, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Mosaic of St Lawrence

Viminacium, Tomb of the Mona Lisa, Peacock

Ras al-Hillal, Byzantine church, Mosaic

Tipasa, Martyrium

Amphipolis, Basilica A, Apse

Byzantine reliquary with Daniel in the lion's den

Apollonia,Central basilica, baptistery

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Cross

Resafa, Basilica A, Nave

Ravenna, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Mosaic of the Good Shepherd

Nesactium, South Basilica

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Byzantine church, Mosaic

Tigranocerta, Southern Church

Byblos, Byzantine Church

Bawit, Icon of Christ and St.Menas

The Second Council of Nicaea (787)

Afrosiab, Christian ossuary

Suq al-Awty, church graffiti

Milan, St Ambrogio, Mosaic of Saint Ambrose

Tigranocerta, Church Capital

Isthmia, Fragment of a Christian Inscription

Taucheira, East Basilica, Mosaic

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Map

Syracuse, Temple of Athena, Nave

Trier, Frankish tombstone with christogram

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Sarcophagus

Bodrum, Representation of Saint Nicholas

Buthrotum, Basilica

Buthrotum, Baptistery

Capernaum, "House of Peter"

Amphipolis, Basilica C, Goat-shaped capital

Khor Virap, Cell of Gregory the Illuminator

Dura Europos, Church

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Tomb

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Decoration

Nisibis, Church, left nave, interior

Bosra, Cathedral

Tyre, Al-Bass Cemetery, Church, general view

Christian tombstone from Carthage (EDCS-17701003)

Emporiae, Christian shrine

Phoenix on a Coptic relief

Sagalassus, Christian oil lamp

Apollonia, East basilica, Mosaics

Athens, Ilissos Basilica, Relief of the Nativity

Tipasa, Basilica

Ras al-Hillal, Byzantine church

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Capital

Ptolemais, Church, Map

Beirut, Medal of St. Catharine

Echmiadzin, Reliquary containing the arm of St John

The Council of Chalcedon (451)

Sirmium, Sarcophagus of a couple; the woman is depicted with a dove, which may signify that she was a Christian

Myra, Church of the tomb of Saint Nicholas, Nave

Cyrrhus, Remains of a church (to the right)

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Wall

St Nicholas on an icon in the church of St Demetrius, Thessaloniki

Nisibis, Church, right nave, decoration

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Pectoral

Capitals

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Greek inscription

Fayyum, Coptic text of Isaiah

Nisibis, Church, central nave

Ostia, Epitaph of Monnica

Resafa, Cathedral, Narthex

Bawit, Coptic church, Model

Amphipolis, Basilica D

Thessaloniki, Church of the Acheiropoietos, Mosaic

Tyre, Al-Bass Cemetery, Church, apse

The First Council of Constantinople (381)

Relief of an archangel

Faqra, Byzantine Church, nave

Suq al-Awty, Church pillar

Constantinople, Monastery of St John of Studius

Nisibis, Church, right nave, decoration

Viminacium, Christian tomb with a hunting scene, Christogram.

Sabratha, Christian inscription

Hadrumetum, Catacomb of Severus, Funerary Mosaic of Bigulantius

Amsterdam, Old Church, interior

Remagen, Tombstone of Meteriola

Viminacium, Christian tomb with a hunting scene, Hunter and dog

Nisibis, Church, left nave, interior

Papyrus with the text of the Creed

Faqra, Temple of Atargatis and Byzantine church

Worms, Cathedral, Relic holder with bones of St Nicholas

Resafa, Cathedral, Decoration

Byzantine funerary stele from Egypt

Olympia, Workshop of Phidias (Byzantine church)

Sufetula, Church of Bellator

Lepcis Magna, Byzantine Church, Pulpit

Timgad, Christian mosaic

Resafa, Cathedral

Tiddis, Sherd with the execution of a Christian

Sétif, Basilica B, Mosaic of Adeodatus

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, General view

Kourion, Basilica

Rifnik, Byzantine church

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Apsis

Poreč, Euphrasian Basilica, Apse

Apollonia, East basilica

Amphipolis, Basilica A, Nave

Baalbek, Temple of Jupiter, Great Court, Cella of Byzantine church

Gadara, Byzantine Church

Machaerus, Byzantine reliquary

Orontes, Source, Monastery

Amphipolis, Basilica A, Mosaic, Detail

Ravenna, San Vitale, Mosaic of two angels

Xanthus, Colonnaded Street, Church, Mosaic

Nisibis, Church, Tomb of Mar Yacob

Gerasa, Church of St Elias, Byzantine Mosaic of a Bird

Seal of Photius

Cyrrhus,South wall, Christian inscription

Nesebar, Byzantine church

Nisibis, Church, right nave, windows

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Exterior

Ravenna, Arian Baptistery, Ceiling with mosaic of the baptism of Christ

Hippo Regius, Basilica, General view

Byzantine silk with St. Demetrius or St George

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Apse

Church from the west

Suq al-Awty, Church, Arches

Philadelphia, Citadel, Byzantine Church

Taucheira, East Basilica, Columns

Suq al-Awty, Church, Nave

Coptic Bible Manuscript (Gospel of John and Psalms)

Nea Anchialos, Christian basilica

Ságvár, Bronze casket fitting with the Apostles

Sardes, Byzantine shops, Fountain

Nesactium, North Basilica

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Capitals

Tarsus, Church (converted to a mosque)

Trapezus, Hagia Sophia

Amphipolis, Basilica A, Mosaic, Detail, Bird

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Arches

Byllis, Episcopal Palace

Sirmium, Tombstone of the Christians Peter and Victorinianus

Mushabbak, church façade

The First Council of Nicaea (325)

Petra, Byzantine church, General view

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Mosaic

Cappadocia, Rock church

Tongeren, Pendant with chi-rho sign, probably made in Trier.

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, First floor, Wall of the Council

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Exterior

Madauros, Inscription referring to a Christian soldier of III Augusta

Constantinople, Church of S. Polyeuctus

Ravenna, San Vitale, Apse, Mosaic of Christ

Sardes, Christian sarcophagus

Sétif, Christian tombstone of Constantius

Kom Abu Billu, Coptic funerary stela

Narbo, Le Clos de la Lombarde, Baptistery

Trier, Tombstone of Ursicinus

Novae, Byzantine basilica

Jerusalem, Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, from the southwest

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Bones, perhaps belonging to Nicholas of Myra

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, General view

Sufetula, Church of Vitalis

Fayyum, Coptic chalice

Coptic Pilgrim's Bottle of St.Menas with two dromedaries

Byllis, Basilica A, Parapet

The relation between Q and the gospel of Mark (up) as sources of Matthew and Luke (down).

Viminacium, Christian tomb with a hunting scene, Peacocks.

Corinth, Tombstone of a Christian

Apollonia,Central basilica

Ras al-Hillal, Byzantine church, Entrance

Egypt, Byzantine decorated tile, St. Lawrence

Tiddis, Square Baptistery

Apollonia, Western basilica

Kalabsha, Coptic tombstone of Manna

Lepcis, Severan Basilica, Pulpit

Madauros, Christian tombstone

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Map

Coptic Pilgrim's Bottle of St.Menas with two dromedaries

Garni, Church

Poreč, Euphrasian Basilica

Lejjun, Byzantine church

Constantinople, Church of Divine Peace

Column in the East Basilica

Hadrumetum, Tombstone of Iorticius

Ras al-Hillal, Byzantine church, Baptismal font

Tipasa, Christian mosaic

Sétif, Basilica A, Mosaic of Cresconia

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Capital

Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church, apse

Sufetula, Church of Vitalis, Baptistery

Amphipolis, Basilica A, Mosaic

Suq al-Awty, Church

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Greek inscription

Lambousa Treasure, Wedding of David and Michal

Apamea, Church, Mosaic of Adam and the Phoenix

Coptic Annunciation: an angel with a herald's staff

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, the two floors

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Apse with "Vision of Constantine"

Thebes, Sahidic ostracon

Tongeren, Basilica, Apse

Thessaloniki, Agora, Wall painting with Sts Cosmas and Damianus

Trier, Dom, Roman basilica (model)

Salona, Episcopal Complex, Basilica, Narthex

Lintel of the church entrance

Poreč, First Basilica, Mosaic

Sagalassus, Byzantine Church

Resafa, Basilica A, Capital

Beirut, marble fragment with the Aqedah (the sacrifice of Abraham)

Antioch, Cave of Saint Peter (façade)

Ravenna, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Interior

Hadrumetum, Catacomb of the Good Shepherd, Good Shepherd

Mactaris, Vandal Church

Suq al-Awty, Church

Dadivank, Wall painting of Saint Nicholas

Seagulls above Apollonia's central basilica

Ptolemais, Church, Mosaic of an angel

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Columns on the first floor

Antioch, Cave of Saint Peter (altar)

Bosra, Episcopal Palace

Patara, Basilica

Resafa, Basilica B

Myra, Church of the tomb of St Nicholas, Wall painting

Rome, S. Pietro, Sarcophagus with Christ as Lawgiver

Poreč, First Basilica, Pavement

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Mosaic of the Three Magi

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Nave (2)

Ravenna, San Vitale, Exterior

Madaba Map, Bethlehem

Rome, Lateran, Capella Sancta Sanctorum, Fresco of Augustine

Sohag, White Monastery

Soumela, Wall paintings: the Council of Nicaea

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Exterior

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Narthex

Viminacium, Tomb of the Mona Lisa, Man

The Third Council of Constantinople (680)

Apollonia,Central basilica, Apse

Resafa, Basilica A, Cross

Amathus, Christian basilica

Ravenna, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Dome

Boffalora d'Adda, Langobard tomb, Cross

Tigranocerta, Southern Church

Coptic-Gnostic Texts: Wisdom of Christ, Acts of Peter, Apocryphon of John, Apocryhon of Mary

Anemurium, Remains of a Byzantine church

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Narthex

Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church, Narthex

Ravenna, Orthodox Baptistery, Ceiling with mosaic of the baptism of Christ

Ravenna, Orthodox Baptistery, Exterior

Viminacium, Christian tomb with a hunting scene, Hunter chased by lion

Coptic Pilgrim's Bottle of St.Menas with a text

Buthrotum, Basilica

Nisibis, Church, capital

Trier, Tombstone of a boy named Florus

Apollonia, Western basilica, Pavement

Tongeren, Byzantine ivory of Saint Paul

Rome, Santa Costanza, Interior (the "Temple of Bacchus")

Lepcis Magna, Byzantine Church, Façade

Philippi, Episcopal Palace

Qasr Libya, West Church, mosaic

Nijmegen, Agraphe with christogram

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Interior

Ailana, Roman church

Ravenna, San Michele, Apse, Mosaic

Achmim, Funerary stela of Pamim

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Interior

Church from the south

Ras al-Hillal, Byzantine church, Decoration

Madauros, Tombstone of bishop Placentinus

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Narthex, Imperial gate

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Wall

Mellet, Aux trois arbres

Constantinople, Ivory with the translation of relics

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Circular mosaic

Gerasa, Church of St. John (1)

Jerusalem, Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Drawing by De Bruijn

Byllis, Basilica C

Suq al-Awty, Church, Arches

Old Church, Amsterdam

Thessaloniki, Church of the Acheiropoietos, Interior

Nave

Ptolemais, Church

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, remains of the Theodosian church

Madauros, Christian basilica C

Resafa, Cathedral, Apse

Viminacium, Tomb of the Mona Lisa, Portrait of a woman

Cherchell, Christian tombstone of Vitula

Maastricht, St.Servaas, Christian tombstone

Apollonia,Central basilica, Columns

Soumela, Wall paintings: St Nicholas striking his opponent

Phoenix on a Coptic tombstone

Coptic Pilgrim's Bottle of St.Menas with two dromedaries

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Nave, Capital

Suq al-Awty, Church decoration

Luxor, Temple of Montu, Coptic relief with ankh

Nisibis, Church, right nave (demolished) and remains of a school

Amphipolis, Basilica C

Hippo Regius, Baptistery

Apollonia, East basilica

Cairo, "Hanging Church"

Coptic Amulet, written on parchment

Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church

Nazareth, "Cave of the Annunciation"

Tyre, City, Crusader Church

Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Byzantine church, Apse

Nisibis, Church, left nave (demolished)

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Nave

Lepcis Magna, Byzantine Church, capitals

Qasr Libya, West Church, decoration

Apollonia, Western basilica, Columns

Madauros, Christian basilica B

Coptic Relief of St.George

Lepcis Magna, Christian tombstone

Nisibis, Church, Apse and altar

Tiddis, Round Baptistery

Viminacium, Tomb of the Mona Lisa, Peacock

Qasr Libya, East Church, Atrium

Qasr Libya, West Church, apse

John the Baptist (fourteenth century)

Thessaloniki, Church of St Demetrius, Interior

Miletus, Theater, Christian invocation of the archangels

Syracuse, Temple of Athena converted to church

Sufetula, Byzantine mosaic

Taucheira, East Basilica

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Theodosian capital

Furnos Minus, Christian funerary mosaic

Palmyra, Temple of Ba'al, Christian wall painting

Qasr Libya, East Church, looking to the apse

Beirut, Byzantine church floor

Ravenna, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Mosaic of Christ

Paris, Notre-Dame, St Nicholas

Bonn, Tombstone of Ursicinus

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Circular mosaic

Tyre, Al-Bass Cemetery, Church, entrance

Gerasa, Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damianus (1)

Xanthus, Colonnaded Street, Church

Chimaera, Byzantine church

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Splendid Gate

Tigranocerta, Churches

Priene, Agora, Byzantine church

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Theodosian capitals

Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Apse and mihrab

Tiddis, Christian chapel, Tombs

Gerasa, Cathedal, Entrance

Amida, Harput Gate, Cross

Sai Island, Church

Tiddis, Christian chapel

Adoration of the Magi

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Water reservoir

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Exterior, Sinan's Support Wall

Antinoopolis, Coptic textile, Praying man with candelaber and ankh

Faqra, Byzantine Church, Apse

The Council of Ephesus (431)

Salamis, Kampanopetra Basilica, Circular mosaic

Apollonia, Western basilica

Lepcis Magna, Byzantine Church, Nave

Apollonia, East basilica

Tyre, Al-Bass Cemetery, Church, stairs

Amphipolis, Basilica A, Mosaic, Detail (lion, fish, octopus)