Talk:Early Christian art and architecture

Origin of the Cross Symbol

Coptic bust.

The ancient anhk symbol evolved into the key symbol of Christianity, because in Egypt it had a 2500 year pagan significance. All over the rest of the Roman world, a cross was a simple tool of execution. Non-Egyptian Christians chose the fish symbol, or used an image of a youth Christ as a shepard, carrying a lamb over his shoulders. The Egyptian Christians smoothed the way to a general acceptance of the cross for Chistianity. I have posted a good example of that on the page with the bust image.Nativeborncal 06:13, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Some useful pics

Early Christian churches of Rome

The Ancient Basilica of Santa Sabina (circa 425) has a typical basilical plan with a high semi-circular apse.

Internally, Santa Sabina appears little changed since Early Christian times.

The Basilica of San Stefano Rotondo, (circa 470) has lost the outer of its three arcades but retains the ancient core of the structure.

Early Christian church interiors

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, 352. Ancient mosaics are incorporated into Baroque decorations.

The Mausoleum of Santa Costanza, circa 350.

The Early Christian apse mosaic of Santa Pudenziana.

Other Early Christian churches

One of four radiating churches at the site of the ministry of St Simeon Stylites, near Aleppo, Syria, (circa 475)

File:Church of St. Sergous at Resafa - 01.jpg

The Church of St Sergius at Resafa, Syria, (mid 5th century) commemorates a Roman soldier martyred on the spot.

The Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Croatia, (circa 360, rebuilt 553)

References

funerary halls

more at [1]. Johnbod (talk) 22:31, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Query

To be honest, I haven't even read the Wikipedia page associated with this talk (I'm quite busy). But in any case, is it possible that a lot of Christian art was destroyed due to early persecutions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.174.16.154 (talk) 11:03, 2 July 2018 (UTC)