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New Basilica of Saint Apollinaris

New Basilica of Saint Apollinaris New Basilica of Saint Apollinaris - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo is a basilica church in Ravenna, Italy. It was erected by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great as his palace chapel during the first quarter of the 6th century (as attested to in the Liber Pontificalis). This Arian church was originally dedicated in 504 AD to "Christ the Redeemer".A study of the mosaics in the Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. , 2010" Read more on Wikipedia

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