St. Menas

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St. Menas

church, Egypt

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Western architecture
Second period, after 313 ce
…Egypt, and the martyrium-church of St. Menas, nearer the coast (first half of the 5th century), combine the influences of Constantinople and Italy in the three-lobed sanctuary, the transept, and the long basilica room with three aisles. The ties between the Latin West and the Greek East, particularly strong in…
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…Egypt, and the martyrium-church of St. Menas, nearer the coast (first half of the 5th century), combine the influences of Constantinople and Italy in the three-lobed sanctuary, the transept, and the long basilica room with three aisles. The ties between the Latin West and the Greek East, particularly strong in…
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