In the 4th century, a remarkable series of decorated tombs were constructed in the cemetery of the Roman provincial town of Sopianae (modern Pecs). These are important both structurally and architecturally, since they were built as...

Features artistic images with descriptions of the life of Christ.

Founded in 315 B.C., the provincial capital and sea port of Thessalonika was one of the first bases for the spread of Christianity. Among its Christian monuments are fine churches, some built on the Greek cross plan and others on the...

A description of St. Ambrose of Milan. It includes a biography, theology, and its significance for the early Christian Church.

This is a plan of the San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. It was built from 539 to 547 AD. This is an example of Early Christian architecture. The scale is in feet.

This is a plan of the church of Kalb-Lauzeh (Qalb Lozeh), Syria. This is an example of Early Christian architecture.

This is a plan of the church of Kalb-Lauzeh (Qalb Lozeh), Syria. This is an example of Early Christian architecture.

Fresco of the Good Shepard painted on the ceiling of cataccomb (an underground burial chamber) in ancient Rome (early fourth century A.D.).

The ensemble of the Jewish Quarter, the old Jewish cemetery and the Basilica of St Procopius in Trebic are reminders of the co-existence of Jewish and Christian cultures from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Jewish Quarter bears...

The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development...

(1703-1791) An 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement.