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Ursian Cathedral. The building of the Cathedral of Ravenna dates back to bishop Ursus when he built it, toghether with the Baptistery and the Bishop’s Palace, from the end of 4th and the beginning of 5th century. The church is called Ursiana due to Ursus’ name, and it is dedicated to Hagia Anastasis: in greek Holy Resurrection.
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Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with best-in-the-West Byzantine mosaics. While locals go about their business, busloads of tourists slip in and out of this town near the Adriatic coast to bask in the glittering glory of Byzantium, the eastern Roman Empire. Imagine…it's AD 540.
Built between the 5 th and the 6 th century a.D., they testify a period of greatness, during which Ravenna — crossway between the East and the West — became three times capital. As soon as you visit the Unesco monuments, you will see the beauty that in a remote past inspired many poets and visitors. The sparkle of the golden mosaics and the ...
The Ravenna Tourist Office is on the same square as the basilica so it is a good place to begin your visit - even if you are impatient to see the famous byzantine mosaics elsewhere in the city! There has been a church in this location since the middle of the 5th century, when the Bishop Neone built a church dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Sep 19, 2024 · The oldest church in Ravenna, the cathedral, was originally built in 370–390 but was destroyed in 1733 and immediately rebuilt. Adjoining the cathedral is an octagonal baptistery containing fine Byzantine mosaics from the 5th century.
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Facade of the church. The Basilica of San Francesco is a major church in Ravenna. It was first built in 450 by Neo, bishop of Ravenna, and dedicated to saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was later also known as the Church of the Apostles (Chiesa degli Apostoli). In the second half of the 9th century and over the course of the 10th century, the ...
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Aug 20, 2023 · The Christian Byzantine empire conquered Ravenna in 540 AD. Ravenna became the capital of the Byzantines in Italy. From then until the end of the 6th century AD, many impressive churches were built in Ravenna and the nearby port city of Classe.
