Church of the Rivers
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The Church of the Rivers is an early Christian church at the archaeological site of Um er-Rasas in Jordan, notable for its well-preserved mosaic floor and historical significance within the Byzantine-period complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of the Rivers canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ early Christian church ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine art
ⓘ
Christian pilgrimage ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | provincial Byzantine church architecture ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Byzantine-Umayyad transition period ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Byzantine province of Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | early Christian ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Um er-Rasas archaeological excavations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedAt | Um er-Rasas archaeological missions ⓘ |
| floorDecorationType |
figural mosaics
ⓘ
geometric mosaics ⓘ |
| function |
liturgical ceremonies
ⓘ
local community worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apse
ⓘ
liturgical furnishings ⓘ nave ⓘ side aisles ⓘ |
| hasFloor | mosaic floor ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
mosaic tesserae
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural monastic and ecclesiastical complex at Um er-Rasas ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Byzantine period ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | development of Christianity in Transjordan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madaba Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Madaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical significance within the Byzantine-period complex
ⓘ
well-preserved mosaic floor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine-period complex at Um er-Rasas
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
mosaic floor largely intact
ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| researchField |
Byzantine archaeology
ⓘ
Christian art history ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | cultural tourism site in Jordan ⓘ |
| usedAs | place of Christian worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.