Church of the Baptism of Christ

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The Church of the Baptism of Christ is an early Christian church at the archaeological site of Um er-Rasas in Jordan, notable for its well-preserved Byzantine mosaics and religious significance.

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Label Occurrences
Church of the Baptism of Christ canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ
early Christian church ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine provincial urban center at Um er-Rasas ⓘ
conservationStatus mosaics relatively well preserved ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ
country Jordan ⓘ
currentUse archaeological monument ⓘ
site of religious visits ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
dedicatedTo Baptism of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination early Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
floorPlanType basilica ⓘ
governingBody Department of Antiquities of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtisticStyle Byzantine art NERFINISHED ⓘ
mosaic art ⓘ
hasFeature Byzantine mosaics ⓘ
apse ⓘ
architectural remains ⓘ
liturgical furnishings (in situ or fragmentary) ⓘ
nave ⓘ
side aisles ⓘ
well-preserved floor mosaics ⓘ
heritageContext Byzantine period ⓘ
early Christian period ⓘ
locatedIn Jordanian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madaba Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ
material mosaic tesserae ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ
nearbySite Madaba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Nebo NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Christian pilgrimage landscape of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeological site of Um er-Rasas NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfUse Byzantine era ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ
region Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
significance important example of Byzantine church architecture in Jordan ⓘ
important example of early Christian mosaics in the Levant ⓘ
religious significance for Christian heritage ⓘ
UNESCOStatus contributing property of a World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedFor Christian liturgy ⓘ
commemoration of Christ’s baptism ⓘ
worldHeritageContext Um er-Rasas UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Um er-Rasas → hasNotableStructure → Church of the Baptism of Christ ⓘ