Early Christian Architecture Flashcards

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1
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WHERE CHRISTIANITY STARTED

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JUDEA ISRAEL)

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2
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2 EVANGELIST

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ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL

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_ WINDOWS FOR COLD AND _ FOR HOT CLIMATE

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LARGE, SMALL

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4
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WHAT INSPIRED EARLY CHRISTIAN ARKI

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ROMAN ART

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5
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UNIVERSAL RELIGION OF ROMAN EMPIRE

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CHRISTIANITY

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6
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WHAT DOES CHRISTIANITY PROMOTED WHEN BECAME THE UNIVERSAL RELOGION

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EQUALITY (POOR, CLASS, GENDER, NATIONALITY)

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7
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WHAT IS THE USE OF CHURCHES

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WORSHIP ONLY

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FIRST CHRISTIAN ROMAN EMPEROR

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CONSTANTINE THE GREAT

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9
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CONSTANTINE CHANGED THE CAPITAL OF ROMAN EMPIRE FROM ROME TO _

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CONSTANTINOPLE/BYZANTIUM

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10
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FOR WORSHIP, USUALLY BUILT WHERE PATRONS/ST. DIED

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EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA

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11
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TO ADMIT LIGHT

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CLERESTORY WINDOWS

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EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA USED WHAT TYPE OF ROOF

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TIMBER ROOF/QUEEN AND KING TRUSS

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TO GIVE RICHNESS TO INTERIOR, FOR DECORATION ONLY AND NOT TO REPRESENT EVENTS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

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MOSAIC

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14
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OPEN FORECOURT SURROUNDED BY ARCADES

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ATRIUM

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15
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USED BY PENITENTS

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NARTHEX

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16
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SEATING AREA FOR WORSHIPPERS

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NAVE

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17
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AREA ON BOTH SIDES OD THE NAVE

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AISLE

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18
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LOW SCREEN WALL ENCLOSING THE CHOIR

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CANCELLI/CHANCEL

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WHERE PRIEST READS OR DELIVERS HOMILY

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AMBO/PULPIT

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20
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CANOPY ON THE ALTAR/ERECTED COLUMNS OVER THE ALTAR

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BALDACHINO

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21
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RAISED PLATFORM ON THE ALTAR

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BEMA

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22
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SIDE PROJECTIONS OF CHURCH

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TRANSEPT

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23
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CIRCULAR TERMINATION OF THE CHURCH

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APSE

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24
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PORTRAIT GLORIFYING THE KINGDOM OF GOD BEFORE APSE

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ARCH OF TRIUMPH

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WHERE THE PRIEST OFFICIATES THE MASS
ALTAR
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SEPARATED BLDG FROM THE CHURCH, PLACE TO BAPTIZE
BAPTISERIES
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WHEN CAN BE BAPTIZED
EASTER, PENTECOST, EPIPHANY
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3 EXAMPLES OF BAPTISERY
BAPTISERY OF CONSTANTINE, BAPTISERY OF STA. MARIA MAGGIORE, NEIONIAN BAPTISERY
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-BY SIXTUS III -NATURAL SPRING
BAPTISERY OF CONSTANTINE
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-OLDEST IN ITALIAN -2ND LARGEST IN ITALY
BAPTISERY OF STA. MARIA MAGGIORE
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-STARTED BY URSA, FINSHED BY NEONNE -OLDEST IN RAVENNA -OCTAGONAL -CONTAINS SOME OF MOST BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC
NEONIAN BAPTISERY
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2 TYPES OF TOMB
MONUMENTALTOMB AND CATACOMB
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3 EXAMPLES OF MONUMENTAL TOMB
TOMB OF GALLA PLACIDIA MAUSOLEUM OF STA. COSTANZA TOMB OF THEODORIC
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-CHRISTIAN'S OBJECTION TO CREMATION LED TO BUILDING OF _ -EXPRESSED FAITH IN _ AND _
1. MONUMENTAL TOMBS 2. IMORTALITY, MEMORIAL
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BUILT FOR THE DAUGTHER OF EMPEROR THEODOSIOS I
TOMB OF GALLA PLACIDIA
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BUILT FOR THE DAUGTHER OF CONSTANTINE, CONSTANTIA
MAUSOLEUM OF STA. COSTANZA
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-FOR THEODORIC THE GREAT (KING OF ARIAN OSTROGOTHS) -SYMBOL OF POWER
THEODORIC'S MAUSOLEUM/TOMB OF THEODORIC
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NETWORKS OF SUBTERRANEAN CHAMBERS FOR BURIAL
CATACOMBS
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CHAMBER FOR CORPSE
LOCULI
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AD CATACUMBAS
AT THE HOLLOWS
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3 EXAMPLES OF CATACOMBS
CATACOMB OF ST. CALIXTUS CATACOMB OF ST. DOMITILLA CATACOMB OF PRISCILLA
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-CREMETAED THEIR DEAD -SCARED OF GHOSTS
PAGANS
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-LARGEST CATACOMB (19KM) -FIRST OFFICIAL UNDERGROUND CEMETERY
CATACOMB OF ST. CALIXTUS
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-2ND LARGEST (15KM) -BEST PRESERVED IN ROME
CATACOMB OF ST. DOMITILLA
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-3RD LARGEST (13KM) -QUEEN OF CATACOMBS BECAUSE SOME OF MOST POPES WERE BURRIED THERE
CATACOMB OF PRISCILLA
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9 EXAMPLES OF BASILICAN CHURCHES
OLD BASILICAN CHURCH OF ST. PETER CHURCH OF NATIVITY CHURCH OF HOLY SEPULCHER STA. SABINA ST. APOLLINAIRE NUOVO ST APOLLINAIRE CLASSE SANTO STEFANO ROTUNDO ST. PAOLO FUORI LE MURA TORCELLO CATHEDRAL
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-BY CONSTANTINE -30 YRS TO BUILT -IN CIRCUS OF NERO
OLD BASILICAN CHURCH OF ST. PETER
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T OT F OLD BASILICA OF ST. PETER IS THE SAME AS ST. PETER CATHEDRAL TODAY
FALSE
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-BY CONSTANTINE AND HIS MOTHER, STA. HELEN -BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS
CHURCH OF NATIVITY
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-HOLIEST CHRISTIAN SITE IN THE WORLD -BY CONSTANTINE -WHERE JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED
CHURCH OF HOLY SEPULCHER
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AEDICULE
SHRINE TO SHELTER A HOLY OBJECT
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-DEDICATED TO A NUN THAT WAS RICH BUT PURSUED NUN -MOTHER CHURCH OF PREACHER/DOMINICAN ORDER -BY PETER OF ILLYRIA
STA. SABINA
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-HAS SIDE WALL MOSAICS -RIGHT=MALE, LEFT=FEMALE -BY THEODORIC
ST. APOLLINAIRE NUOVO
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-BY ARCHBISHOP URSINUS -EXCEPTIONAL MOSAICS AND MARBLES, IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA
ST APOLLINAIRE CLASSE
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-LARGEST CIRCULAR CHURCH IN EXISTANCE -ONE OF THE OLDEST -BY POPE SIMPLICIUS
SANTO STEFANO ROTUNDO
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-IN GRAVE OF ST. PAUL -LARGEST BASILICA UNTUIL ST. PETER -HAS CLOISTER -OUTSIDE THE WALL
ST. PAOLO FUORI LE MURA
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OPEN AREA IN ST. PAOLO FUOVI LE MURA SURROUNDED BY COLUMNS
CLOISTER
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-HOUSES THE BEST MOSIC IN NORTH ITALY -DEDICATED TO AGSUNTA
TORCELLO CATHEDRAL