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Monument / shrine to Saint Paul the Apostle at the place thought to be Veria's Vima. |
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The monument / shrine to Saint Paul the Apostle at the place thought to be Veria's Vima, on the western side of the city, where he preached Christianity around 49-51 AD. See History of Veria.
The main monument consists of of an arched niche, flanked by two long, curved wings. The entire construction is covered with white marble slabs and decorated with glass mosaics commemorating Saint Paul's evangelical mission to Veria and Macedonia.
See details of the mosaics on the next page. |
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Mosaic depicting the Apostle Paul, standing before a doorway and carrying
the Gospels, in the central arch of the monument.
I have so far been unable to discover much about the history of this monument.
This mosaic in the central arched niche appears older than the other mosaics,
and executed in a distinctly different style. This suggests either that this mosaic
was made in imitation of an older icon, or that the wings and other mosaics of
the monument were added later. |
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Monument / shrine to Saint Paul the Apostle at the place thought to be Veria's Vima. |
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More photos and information about mosaics
on My Favourite Planet
Hellenistic mosaics in Pella, Macedonia, Greece
A mosaic of Dionysos and "Sleeping Ariadne" from Ephesus,
now in the Izmir Archaeological Museum, Turkey:
Selcuk photo gallery 2
The "Alexander Mosaic" from Pompeii, depicting
Alexander the Great in battle with King Darius III:
Alexander the Great
in our People section
A Hellenistic mosaic, signed by Hephaistion, from Pergamon,
now in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany:
Pergamon photo gallery 2
Ancient mosaics depicting the Gorgon Medusa
Mosaics from Pompeii signed by Dioskourides of Samos
Mosaics at Dion Archaeological Site, Macedonia, Greece:
Dion: garden of the Gods
at the Cheshire Cat Blog
Choklakia pebble mosaics on Kastellorizo island, Greece:
Kastellorizo photo gallery
Mosaics of Saint John the Theologian, on Patmos, Greece:
Patmos photo gallery
See also a mosaic mural made by the author of this guide:
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