Floor Philippi Paul Mosaic

The letter to the philippians.

Floor philippi paul mosaic. Beautiful mosaic floor of geometric shapes and animals at the octagon basilica church in philippi. Philippi in northeastern greece was a city of some importance in the roman province of macedonia. Image of octagon greek philippoi 72019374. Paul s second missionary journey.

Photo about krinides greece february 25 2010. Among those who heard the apostle paul s sermon was a woman called lydia. The founding inscription by the bishop of philippi porphyrios on the mosaic floor of the house of prayer decorated with symbolic scenes of birds trees and geometric motifs informs us that the church was dedicated to the apostle paul and founded in 313 343 ad. Paul became an important.

It was the site where octavian and brutus clashed in the aftermath of caesar s murder. A tile floor mosaic near philippi posted on april 19 2013 april 19 2013 by phil henry inside the entryway baptismal chapel at lydia s river was this lovely floor mosaic depicting st. When paul the apostle visited philippi in ad 49 50 founding the first christian church in europe the appearance of the city changed. Download this stock image.

A revised date for the mosaic pavements of the church of the nativity bethlehem. Situated between the strymon and nestos rivers the city was valued in antiquity for its nearby gold mines. The founding inscription by the bishop of philippi porphyrios on the mosaic floor of the house of prayer decorated with symbolic scenes of birds trees and geometric motifs informs us that the church was dedicated to the apostle paul and founded in 313 343 ad. Lydia decided to be baptised in the waters of the river zygaktis and she thus became the first christian woman in the whole of history.

A floor mosaic from the episcopal church of philippi greece dedication to st paul bg79t4 from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors. Pangaeus it was in paul s day a roman town with a greek macedonian population and a small group of jews. Site of the famous battle of philippi at the end of the roman republic the city prospered in the roman imperial era and after a visit from st.