Rihab
Rihab is a village in Mafraq Governorate, in northern Jordan.
Antique church buildings
[edit]Rihab is home to numerous natural caves and dozens of churches, most of which date back to the late sixth or early seventh century.[1][2]
St. George's church in Rihab is claimed to be one of the oldest churches in the world.[3] A cave beneath the church may have been used for Christian worship as early as AD 33, although this claim has been contested by experts.[1][4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Milstein, Mati (13 June 2008). ""Oldest Church" Discovery "Ridiculous," Critics Say". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2008-11-08.
- ^ "UNESCO, GIZ preserve unique mosaic heritage in Rihab". UNESCO. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Hatay, St. Pierre Church". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Tentative Lists. 15 April 2011.
- ^ McGrath, Matt (10 June 2008). "Jordan cave may be oldest church". BBC News.
- ^ "Doubts Raised About Ancient Christian Shrine in Jordan". Fox News. 12 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08.
Further reading
[edit]- Mittmann, Siegfried (1967). "Die Mosaikinschrift der Menas-Kirche in Riḥāb". Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins (in German). 83 (1): 42–45. JSTOR 27930795.
- Piccirillo, Michele; Storme, Albert (January 1981). "LES ANTIQUITÉS DE RIḤAB DES BENÊ ḤASAN". Revue Biblique (in French). 88 (1). Peeters Publishers: 62–69. JSTOR 44088520.
- Abu-Ghazalah, Samer; Al-Hissan, Abdel-kader (2002). "Discovery of the Oldest Church of the World". Architectural Science Review. 45 (4): 295–297. doi:10.1080/00038628.2002.9696943. S2CID 219597102.
- Al-Bashaireh, Khaled; Al-Housan, Abdul Qader (2015). "Provenance investigation of white marbles of chancel screens from Rihab Byzantine churches, northeast Jordan". Journal of Cultural Heritage. 16 (4): 591–596. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2014.10.002.
- Aliquot, Julien; Al-Husan, Abdul Qader (2020). "The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Riḥāb (Jordan): epigraphy and history". Berytus, American University of Beirut. 59–60: 107–130.
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