Bishop Genesius Church

church · 600 AD – 2099 AD

The Bishop Genesius Church at Jerash (Jordan) may be the earliest Christian church on the site. The church was built in the early seventh century, reusing a preexisting Roman temple.

Coordinates

32.28192, 35.88860

Also known as

Kanisat al Matran Jinisiyus, Kanīsat al Maţrān Jīnīsiyūs, knyst almtran jynysyws, كنيسة المطران جينيسيوس

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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