Chinán o el paso del paganismo al cristianismo en SiriaLiber AnnuusSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/ES6FCK28/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.IgnacioPeñaChinán o el paso del paganismo al cristianismo en Siriahttp://syriaca.org/cbss/ES6FCK28https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/ES6FCK28https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/ES6FCK28Liber Annuus481998483-488Chinán is presently a small town of the Jébel Zawíe region in the north of Syria. It was once an important center for its great artistic and religious richness during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras. Remains that date from these periods are: a sacred pagan grotto, a Semitic high place, a Roman temple which was constructed above a mithraeum from 219 A.D., a monastery constructed on the ruins of the temple, a church in the center of the locality, a martyrium outside this church, as well as numerous tombs among which stands out a Christian hypogeum that is decorated with frescoes. The best preserved ancient building is the martyrium. It is a square building of 4,87 sq. meters. Four massive arches support a vault that serves as the roof. The northeast side is occupied by a sarcophagus with indications that it could have been a center of Christian pilgrimages. A martyrium of a similar structure is found near the locality of Firkia which is 8 km. to the south.
Peña, Ignacio. “Chinán o El Paso Del Paganismo al Cristianismo En Siria.” Liber Annuus 48 (1998): 483–88.
Ignacio Peña, Chinán o El Paso Del Paganismo al Cristianismo En Siria,Liber Annuus 48 (1998): 483–88.Byzantine SyriaRoman Syriaarchaeologychurchespaganism