🏛️ Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Early Christian monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ravenna
📋 Fast Facts
- Built in the early 6th century as the palatine church of Theodoric the Great
- Originally an Arian Christian place of worship; reconsecrated to Catholicism after Byzantine reconquest
- Features world-renowned Byzantine mosaics depicting processions of saints and biblical narratives
- Part of the Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo stands as one of eight Early Christian monuments in Ravenna, Italy, and represents a critical transition in the city's religious history. Originally commissioned by Theodoric the Great and initially dedicated to Christ the Redeemer, the basilica served the Arian Christian community of the Ostrogothic Kingdom during the early 6th century. Following the Byzantine reconquest of Ravenna in the mid-6th century, the building was reconsecrated to Catholic worship ...