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Location

  • Jordan, Umm ar Raşāş
  • geo:31.501753,35.921459
  • Location: correct and verified

Period or year

  • 587 / unknown

Classification

  • temple
  • Visible

Umm Al-Rasas, Church of Bishop Sergius

data access 57455

Byzantine Church of the Rivers dates to 587 or 588. The nave mosaic portraits the donors and personifications of the Sea and Earth, unfortunately badly damaged by iconoclasts.

See:

  1. Rachel Hachlili: Ancient Mosaic Pavements: Themes, Issues, and Trends : Selected Studies, BRILL, 2009

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2018-11-15) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/57455
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Suggested citation: , E. , Umm Al-Rasas, Church of Bishop Sergius. https://vici.org/vici/57455, accessed 2026-10-25.