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Pilgrimage and Sacred Space
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Christian sacred spaces
• Meeting/worship spaces– Synagogues (until 70-135 CE)– House churches (1st-3rd centuries)– Basilicas devoted as churches
• Architectural style• Originally used as “town halls”• Became a religious type of architecture
• Tombs of martyrs• Sites in Holy Land
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Constantine
• Turning point in Christianity• “Converts” ca. 313
– Vision of cross in battle– Baptized near death
• Legalized practice of Christianity– Devoted resources to building projects– Used authority to promote doctrinal councils
• Mother Helena led “reclamation” of Holy Land sites
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4th century churches
• Strategy: build on top of pagan shrines– Symbol of Christian replacement of paganism– Convert old religious practices to new ones
• Example: Christmas on Dec 25• Keep old piety but Christianize it
• New legal status = new needs and resources ($)• Dominant style: basilica (secular hall)
– Entrance = “narthex”– Long main hall = “nave”– 2 side aisles– Apse
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St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
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St. John Lateran, Rome (cathedral church)
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Baptistery of St. John Lateran, Rome
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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome (4th c. architecture, later decoration)
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Pilgrimage to Holy Land
• Motive: connect with biblical sites, esp. those connected with Jesus
• Intertwined with liturgy– Scripture readings– Eucharist
• Open to women and men
• Some sites are dubious – Jesus wrote letter to King Agbar????