Early Christian Architecture Flashcards
Eastern province of the Roman Empire and the birth area of Christianity
Judaea
Early Christian Architecture was influenced by?
Existing Roman art
Ruins of what buildings often provided the quarry to build basilican churches
Roman buildings
Hotter climates required ____ windows
smaller
Who changed the capital of the Empire of Rome to Byzantium?
Constantine
Part of an ancient Roman forum on which Early Christian church were based on
Basilica
Was a place for Christian worship and erected over the burial place of a saint
Early Christian Basilica
High nave wall windows used to admit light
clerestory window
windows and arcades are spanned by?
semi-circular arches
Rubble or concrete faced with plaster, brick or stone
Early Christian Walls
less emphasis was given on ____ walls on early christian architecture for internal worsip
external walls
Early Christian architecture employed what type of roofs?
Simple king and queen post trusses
(T or F) Columns and capitals from old Roman buildings were used for Early Christian architecture
True
(T or F) The colorful mosaic inside early christian churches were used for decorations and for pictorial explanation of the bible
FALSE(mosaics were only used for decorations)
Open forecourt in a Basilican church that is surrounded by arcades
Atrium
It is located between the atrium and the church. It was used by penitents
Narthex
The seating area for the worshippers
Nave
Located on both sides of the nave
Aisles
Low screen wall enclosing the choir
Cancelli/Chancel
Place where the priest reads the gospel and delivers the homily
Ambo/Pulpit
Side projections of the church
Transept
Raise platform on the altar
Bema
Plae where the priest officiates the mass
Altar
Erected on columns over the altar
Baldachino
A circular termination of the church
Apse
Located above the altar and before the apse, glorifying the Kingdom of God in beautiful mosaic
Arch of Triumph
A seperate building from the church used only for the sacrament of baptism during Easter, Pentecost and Epiphany
Baptisteries
Christian’s objections to cremation
Tombs/Monumental Tombs
Networks of subterranean chambers for burial purposes of the early Christians
Catacombs
Ad catacumbas means
at the hollows
Recesses for corpes in catacombs are called
Loculi
Baptistry built by Pope Sixtus and was among the oldest Italian Baptistries
Baptistry of Constantine
Its baptistal font is an old Roman bath fed by a natural spring
Baptistry of Constantine
A 6th-century circular structure that house the second-largest baptismal font in Italy
Baptistery of Sta. Maria Maggiore
A baptistry begun by Bishop Urso and finished by Bishop Neone in the 5th century.
Neonian Baptistry
The brick octagonal baptistry that is the oldest in Ravenna and contains some of the most beautiful mosaics
Neonian Baptistry
The tomb built for the daughter of Emperor Theodosius I wherein the entire vault is covered in impressive mosaics that dated to about 430 AD.
Tomb of Galla Placidia
Tomb erected by Constantine for his daughter
Mausoleum of Santa Constanza
Tomb built in 520 for Theodoric the Great. It is a mixture of cultures and tranditions: Roman, Constantinopolitan, and Barbarian.
Tomb of Theodoric
Largest catacomb with maze burial chambers stretching for over 19km
Catacomb of St. Callistus
Second largest catacomb with about 15km of tunnel
Catacomb of St. Domitilla
Queen of catacombs where two popes were buried.
Catacomb of Priscilla
