Christian basilica of Saint John the Baptist
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The Christian basilica of Saint John the Baptist was a major late antique church in Damascus, traditionally believed to house the relics of John the Baptist and later converted into the core of the Great Mosque of Damascus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian basilica of Saint John the Baptist canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian basilica
ⓘ
church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Christian communities of Damascus ⓘ |
| category |
Churches dedicated to John the Baptist
ⓘ
Destroyed churches ⓘ Former churches in Syria ⓘ |
| convertedInto | Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ |
| coreOf | Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | John the Baptist ⓘ |
| fate | incorporated into Umayyad mosque complex ⓘ |
| followedBy | Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Umayyad architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad architectural layout in Damascus
|
| hasReligiousFunction | pilgrimage church ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Ancient City of Damascus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
ⓘ
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Damascus
|
| locationWithin | temple precinct of Roman Damascus ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John the Baptist ⓘ |
| partOf | late antique architecture of Damascus ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Roman temple of Jupiter
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman temple of Jupiter in Damascus
|
| presentLocationOfRemains | within Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
important Christian pilgrimage site in Syria
ⓘ
major church of Damascus in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| traditionallyBelievedToContain | relics of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
liturgical celebrations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.