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| the upward leading way. The idea that the mind can be led upwards by material beauty to the contemplation of spiritual beauty |
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| Anthemios of Tralles and Iaidorus of Miletus |
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| designers of Hagia Sophia |
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| a special structure built for the Christian ritual of baptism |
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| in Roman society, buildings for civic functions such as courts of law. After Constantine, became the basic type for the Christian church, consisting of a long central hall or nave flanked by one side or more aisles on each side and an apse terminatiing the central axis. Light enters the nave through clerestory windows above the aisles |
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| Greek colony founded c 647 BC; the sight of Constantinople |
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| underground Christian cemeteries. Human remains were stored in wall recesses called cubicula. |
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| those receiving Christian instruction, but not yet baptized |
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| the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek (Christos), adopted by Constantine as his personal symbol or "logo" |
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| a Christian church where a bishop has his seat (cathedra) |
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| the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into Christ's body and blood at the Holy Communion |
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| the edict issued by emperor Constantine in 313 which required that Christians should not be persecuted, deprived of property, or abused in any way |
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| the ritual commemoration of Christ's las supper |
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| a support for a wall which stands free of the wall to which it is connected only by arches |
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| Byzantine Emperor and empress (527-565 reign) |
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| the form and order of worship in a Christian service |
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| the entry porch of a basilican church, from which nonmembers might watch the service |
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| the governing body of the church consisting of the minister and elders |
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| Ostrogothic King of Italy who made Ravenna his capital in 493 |
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| a hall built across the main axis of the nave of a Christian basilica |
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