Photo about krinides greece february 25 2010.
Floor philippi paul mosaic.
Among those who heard the apostle paul s sermon was a woman called lydia.
When paul the apostle visited philippi in ad 49 50 founding the first christian church in europe the appearance of the city changed.
Lydia decided to be baptised in the waters of the river zygaktis and she thus became the first christian woman in the whole of history.
Beautiful mosaic floor of geometric shapes and animals at the octagon basilica church in philippi.
Philippi in northeastern greece was a city of some importance in the roman province of macedonia.
The founding inscription by the bishop of philippi porphyrios on the mosaic floor of the house of prayer decorated with symbolic scenes of birds trees and geometric motifs informs us that the church was dedicated to the apostle paul and founded in 313 343 ad.
Philippi named after the father of alexander the great was an important city long before the time of paul.
The founding inscription by the bishop of philippi porphyrios on the mosaic floor of the house of prayer decorated with symbolic scenes of birds trees and geometric motifs informs us that the church was dedicated to the apostle paul and founded in 313 343 ad.
Image of octagon greek philippoi 72019374.
Situated between the strymon and nestos rivers the city was valued in antiquity for its nearby gold mines.
A tile floor mosaic near philippi posted on april 19 2013 april 19 2013 by phil henry inside the entryway baptismal chapel at lydia s river was this lovely floor mosaic depicting st.
It was the site where octavian and brutus clashed in the aftermath of caesar s murder.
The letter to the philippians.
Paul became an important.
A revised date for the mosaic pavements of the church of the nativity bethlehem.
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Site of the famous battle of philippi at the end of the roman republic the city prospered in the roman imperial era and after a visit from st.
Philippi was an important city in eastern macedon which flourished in the hellenistic roman and byzantine periods.
Pangaeus it was in paul s day a roman town with a greek macedonian population and a small group of jews.