Byzantine Church at Petra

Byzantine Church at Petra

Byzantine Church (The Petra Church), 5th-6th century, Byzantine, Petra, Jordan.

The so-called Byzantine Church in Petra is one of three Byzantine Churches in the city, the other two are the Ridge Church (also called the Red Church) and the Blue Chapel. It is generally The Byzantine Church is thought to have been built in the first half of the 5th century with some rebuilding in the 6th century. The church was destroyed by a fiver in the 7th century. The Byzantine Church is notable for its monumental size, the 140 papyri found within (the Petra papyri), and the surviving mosaics, which depict animals, figures, the seasons, pottery, and plants.

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