Church of the Priest Wa'il
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The Church of the Priest Wa'il is an early Byzantine-era Christian church at the archaeological site of Um er-Rasas in Jordan, notable for its well-preserved mosaic floor and historical religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of the Priest Wa'il canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Byzantine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Byzantine Christian communities of Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | archaeologically preserved ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| culture | Byzantine ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Priest Wa'il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Early Byzantine Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | mosaic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
architectural remains
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ mosaic floor ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | component of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteWithin | UNESCO World Heritage Site Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madaba Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical religious significance
ⓘ
well-preserved mosaic floor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine ecclesiastical complex at Um er-Rasas
ⓘ
archaeological site of Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of early Christian presence in central Jordan
ⓘ
example of Byzantine church art in Jordan ⓘ |
| siteType |
archaeological ruin
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| tourism |
visited by cultural tourists
ⓘ
visited by pilgrims ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
liturgical ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.