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    The document summarizes key architectural features of the 6th century church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, Italy. It describes the ornate interior mosaics depicting St. Apollinaris and other bishops. The nave housed congregants and featured processional rituals. Aisles separated members from non-members. The structure adopted the Roman basilica design suited for large congregations. Light from alabaster windows illuminated the mosaics. The apse was later raised to access the crypt tomb of St. Apollinaris, further elevating religious hierarchy.

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    The document summarizes key architectural features of the 6th century church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, Italy. It describes the ornate interior mosaics depicting St. Apollinaris and other bishops. The nave housed congregants and featured processional rituals. Aisles separated members from non-members. The structure adopted the Roman basilica design suited for large congregations. Light from alabaster windows illuminated the mosaics. The apse was later raised to access the crypt tomb of St. Apollinaris, further elevating religious hierarchy.

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    The document summarizes key architectural features of the 6th century church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, Italy. It describes the ornate interior mosaics depicting St. Apollinaris and other bishops. The nave housed congregants and featured processional rituals. Aisles separated members from non-members. The structure adopted the Roman basilica design suited for large congregations. Light from alabaster windows illuminated the mosaics. The apse was later raised to access the crypt tomb of St. Apollinaris, further elevating religious hierarchy.

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    The document summarizes key architectural features of the 6th century church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, Italy. It describes the ornate interior mosaics depicting St. Apollinaris and other bishops. The nave housed congregants and featured processional rituals. Aisles separated members from non-members. The structure adopted the Roman basilica design suited for large congregations. Light from alabaster windows illuminated the mosaics. The apse was later raised to access the crypt tomb of St. Apollinaris, further elevating religious hierarchy.

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    1 Contains the alter and articulated with a beautiful

    mosaic. Early Christian churches utilize storytelling


    through expansive murals to depict Christian
    Theology and immortalize patron saints. This mosaic
    depicts St. Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna,
    watching over a flock of 12 Sheep (representative of
    the 12 disciples and the church community). The
    image of four early bishops of Ravenna are located
    between the windows1.

    2 The nave housed the churches congregation and


    served as a procession hall for liturgical ritual. The
    congregation would have originally been standing.
    The pews shown were a later addition1.

    1 3 The aisles ran adjacent on both sides of the central


    nave. They contributed to the hierarchical plan of
    the structure by emphasizing the significance of the
    4 nave and longitudinal axis of the structure. It also
    served a ritualistic function in its use to separate
    the baptized members of the congregation from
    3 5 the non baptized, or possibly the separation of men
    and women.2

    2
    The structure was adopted from the secular Roman
    basilicas. Following the Edict of Milan, Christianity
    became tolerated in the Roman empire, allowing
    Project ID (name, location, date, patron and/or architect, if known) Christians to practice publicly and construct
    worship halls. The roman basilica as well suited for
    Sant Apollinare in Classe - Ravenna, Italy
    ________________________________________________ meeting the liturgy of the services and large or
    Patron: Justinian
    ________________________________________________ growing congregations. Their also a dialogue
    Constructed: 532 - 549 between the use of a secular structure and the
    ________________________________________________
    growth of Christianity in the roman empire. The
    ________________________________________________ replacement of the seat of the magistrate with the
    alter or bishops seat could be seen as a commentary
    Your name on Christianity's new place in society as well as the
    Nicholas Gilman hierarchy present in its liturgy.2
    ________________________________________________
    Not shown is the churches exterior, which is strikingly austere in comparison to the ornate and ethereal setting of the churches
    interior. This is a representative of Christian basilicas of the time and may be the result of several influences. The separation
    of sacred and profane puts the emphasis on decorating the interior of the space to foster the spiritual experience for its patrons.
    From a economic standpoint, for the same reason of emphasizing the sacred space, the exterior could be allowed to be more
    somber. This could also be tied to the re-purposing of the existing building typology which would have already established an
    aesthetic complementary to its environment.2

    4 The windows are glazed with thin sheets of alabaster, which softened the light entering the basilica, creating a lighting
    condition suitable for viewing the mosaic and contributing to the ethereal feeling created by light toned marble and stone
    materials.1

    5 In the 9th century, the apse floor was raised to allow access to the crypt tomb of Apollinaris. While this answered a functional
    need to access, it also contributed to hierarchy of the structure by elevating the apse and alter farther above floor level of the
    nave. This hierarchy was important to the liturgical practices of the Christian traditions.1

    1. Michael Fazio, Marian Moffett and Lawrence Wodehouse, Buildings Across Time: An Introduction To World Architecture,
    5th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019), 139-140.
    2. Michael Fazio, Marian Moffett and Lawrence Wodehouse, Buildings Across Time: An Introduction To World Architecture,
    5th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019), 134-135.

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