Mosaico Giovanni Battista battezza Gesù nelle acque del fiume Giordano - Battistero Neoniano (V secolo) - Ravenna
The ceiling mosaic depicts John the Baptist baptizing Jesus (depicted with beard) standing waist high in the Jordan River. To one side stands the personification of the Jordan river, with a reed in one hand and a garment in the other
Baptistry of Neon (5th century) - Ravenna
UNSECO World Heritage site (1997)
Il Battistero Neoniano, detto anche degli Ortodossi, è un battistero presente a Ravenna risalente al V secolo e prende il nome dal vescovo Neone che ne ha fatto proseguire la costruzione dopo il suo predecessore Orso. L'appellativo degli ortodossi va invece inteso secondo il significato dell'epoca, che intendeva i cristiani della "retta" dottrina in contrapposizione all'eresia ariana.
Il battistero è inserito, dal 1996, nella lista dei siti italiani patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO, all'interno del sito seriale "Monumenti paleocristiani di Ravenna".
The Baptistry of Neon is a religious building in Ravenna, central Italy. The most ancient monument remaining in the city, it was partly erected on the site of a Roman bath. It is also called the Orthodox Baptistry to distinguish it from the Arian Baptistry constructed on behest of Ostrogothic King Theodoric some 50 years later.
The octagonal brick structure was erected by Bishop Ursus at the end of the 4th or beginning of the 5th century, as part of his great Basilica (destroyed in 1734). The baptistery was finished by Bishop Neon at the end of the 5th century, at which time the mosaic decorations were added. The original floor is now some 3 meters underground, so the proper structure and extent of the building can no longer be seen. The octagonal design of the building, employed in virtually all Early Christian baptisteries, symbolizes the seven days of the week plus the Day of the Resurrection and Eternal Life.
Mosaico Giovanni Battista battezza Gesù nelle acque del fiume Giordano - Battistero Neoniano (V secolo) - Ravenna
The ceiling mosaic depicts John the Baptist baptizing Jesus (depicted with beard) standing waist high in the Jordan River. To one side stands the personification of the Jordan river, with a reed in one hand and a garment in the other
Baptistry of Neon (5th century) - Ravenna
UNSECO World Heritage site (1997)
Il Battistero Neoniano, detto anche degli Ortodossi, è un battistero presente a Ravenna risalente al V secolo e prende il nome dal vescovo Neone che ne ha fatto proseguire la costruzione dopo il suo predecessore Orso. L'appellativo degli ortodossi va invece inteso secondo il significato dell'epoca, che intendeva i cristiani della "retta" dottrina in contrapposizione all'eresia ariana.
Il battistero è inserito, dal 1996, nella lista dei siti italiani patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO, all'interno del sito seriale "Monumenti paleocristiani di Ravenna".
The Baptistry of Neon is a religious building in Ravenna, central Italy. The most ancient monument remaining in the city, it was partly erected on the site of a Roman bath. It is also called the Orthodox Baptistry to distinguish it from the Arian Baptistry constructed on behest of Ostrogothic King Theodoric some 50 years later.
The octagonal brick structure was erected by Bishop Ursus at the end of the 4th or beginning of the 5th century, as part of his great Basilica (destroyed in 1734). The baptistery was finished by Bishop Neon at the end of the 5th century, at which time the mosaic decorations were added. The original floor is now some 3 meters underground, so the proper structure and extent of the building can no longer be seen. The octagonal design of the building, employed in virtually all Early Christian baptisteries, symbolizes the seven days of the week plus the Day of the Resurrection and Eternal Life.