Church components table

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Nid Site Name Church name Dedication Functional Type Church type Geographical region Bishopric Provincial affiliation Crypt Accessibility and description Function Orientation Atrium Water cistern Narthex Aisles Colonnades / Arcades Capital types Transept Aisles East end Church Head/Chevet Central Apse Bema type Bema type text Elevation of Bema above nave Altar remains Altar type Altar reliquiarium type Altar location Secondary tables Ciborium Ambo Ambo remains Ambo location Ambo materials Ambo placement Apse elevation Apse shape Synthronon Synthronon location Synthronon remains Synthronon description Pastophoria loci Description and function of northern Description and function of southern Northern apse description and function Southern apse description and function Altar location Cult of relics loci Reliquiaries: shapes and contents Loci Font structure External shape Internal shape Ben-Peshat type Upper galleries Galleries description Burials loci Author (created) Count
11970 Ḥorvat Beth Loya Church Monastic Annex\es on N & S Shephelah Eleutheropolis Palaestina I Facing east Yes Yes 2 Colonnade Ionic, Corinthian Internal apse monoapsidal with lockable pastophoria (mon-aps II) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings 2 steps up no remains + No Flush with the bema Hemispherical No N & S Lockable rectangular room measuring 2.4 X 2.25 m, whose floor was raised two steps higher than the aisle. Identical to the northern pastophorium. AM 1
464 Ḥorvat Hanot Church According to Christian tradition recorded by pilgrims, the site was the burial place of Goliath mentioned by Antoninus of Placentia (ch.31; 570 CE). This is presumably marked by an artificial heap of stones 7m high and 9m in diameter seen at the site. Pilgrims' church Basilica with an annexed chapel Judean Hills Eleutheropolis Palaestina I + Located under the bema, it was accessed through an east-west descending staircase of 8 stairs arranged in two sets of 4. The burial chamber is 2.4x2.6m in dimensions and 1.4m high. It might have held a coffin at its center, but no remains were uncovered. Burial crypt. Facing east 2 External apse, round single opening flanking the apse (mon-aps V ) apsidal U shaped no remains + Yes legs N Lime stone On the Mosaic floor Hemispherical S An threshold of an opening leading to a mosaic-paved southern room (partially preserved), might have served as the diakonikon mentioned in the Greek inscription. In the crypt, under the bema. AM 1
635 Ḥorvat Hesheq ST. GEORGE The church was dedicated to St. George Private estate Free standing basilica Western Galilee Sepphoris Palaestina II + A burial tomb, accessed from the south was partially built, partially rock-cut below the southern aisle and a part of the nave. Seemingly this was the common tomb of the members of the family of the deacon Demetrius, who built this private church (see Epigraphy). Burial crypt. Facing east Yes Yes Yes 2 Arcade of columns Corinthian Internal apses tri-apsidal apsidal U shaped without lateral openings 1 step up base plate Marble, table like Base plate with a central depression On the apse cord + + No Flush with the bema Hemispherical No Hidden in the debris, but its existence is recognizable. The apse served for the cult of the relics, evident by the reliquary found in the floor of the apse, under a secondary table. On the apse cord under altar, S apse Three reliquaries were discovered in the church: in the central apse, in the southern apse and a portable reliquary in the nave. The reliquary in the central apse was set in the middle of a stone altar base plate, located on the apse cord, sunk in the floor, so that only the top 15 cm had protruded above the floor. The reliquary in the southern apse was also cut in the center of a stone altar base plate that stood in the apse. It measures 30 X 25 X 15 cm and was covered with marble lid with a hole in its center. Four drills in the corners of the lid served to secure it in its place by pouring in melted lead into which four iron pegs were set. The "portable" reliquary was made of limestone, measuring 27 X 17 X 12 cm and decorated with a cross. It had a bronze spout in the center of one of its long faces. The cover (not found), was a sliding lid. above both aisles Their existence is suggested by the debris of mosaic frags, and balustrade members. Access by a wide staircase installed in an attached northern hall, once suggested, was refuted in the 2017 excavations, indicating that this hall was an apsidal prothesis chapel / diakonikon. Under the floor of the southern aisle, in its center, was located the burial crypt addressed above. It was reachable only from the outside of the church, from the south, through an entrance, 60 X 70 cm in dimensions, once possessed a stone door. It seems that it served as the family memorial. SB 1
87 Ḥorvat Midras Church Parochial Free standing basilica Shephelah Eleutheropolis Palaestina I + A staircase in the floor of the small apse of the northern pastophorium was leading down to a burial cave (discovered empty), which probably was the reason for building the church on that spot. It was closed with slabs during the Stage 4b. Facing east Yes Yes 2 Colonnade Corinthian Internal apse monoapsidal flanked by "martyrion" on n, and "diakonikon" on s [a la Syria] (mon-aps VI) apsidal U shaped with two lateral openings 2 steps up On the apse cord Yes N Marble Flush with the bema Hemispherical No N & S The northern roomת L-shaped, extending behind the apse (like the opposite southern room), being separated by a wall behind the apse. The floor level of the northern room was lower than the floor level of the northern aisle. It was paved with white mosaic. In a later stage its southern wall got a small apse covered with painted plaster. A stair case in the floor of the apse was leading down to a burial cave (discovered empty), which probably was the reason for the building of the church. Hence this pastophorium was labeled "martyrium" by the excavators. During Phase II a plastered semi-dome with a spring cornice was constructed, being also oriented towards the south. It topped the entrance to the tomb (that was covered with stone slabs), next to the southern wall of the northern room. The doorway between this room and the northern aisle was blocked and a new doorway (0.7 m wide) was opened to the outside in the northern wall of the northern room. The southern room, L-shaped as well, was paved with marble slabs. On the apse cord During Phase II a plastered semi-circular installation was built over the entrance to the tomb in the northern lateral room (that was covered with stone slabs), next to the southern wall of the northern room. The excavators suggested a possibility that this installation was actually a baptistery. In the crypt that preceded the church. Three burial troughs, found empty, were uncovered there. The cave did not served as a burial place for the church, but rather as a martyrion. AM 1
465 Ḥorvat Tinshemet St. Bacchus St. Bacchus Private estate Free standing basilica Shephelah Diospolis Palaestina I Facing east Yes No Yes 2 Arcade of columns External apse, quadrangular dead end aisles (mon-aps III) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings The bema was U-shaped, with a single entrance in the center of the marble chancel screen. 1 step up Marble, table like Base plate with a central depression In the middle of the bema No Flush with the bema Hemispherical No In the middle of the bema under altar Under the altar was located a marble reliquary of which only a marble lid fragment was found. above both aisles AM 1
13372 Ein Abu Mahmud Chapel Monastic Cave chapel Southern Jordan Valley Regio Jericho Palaestina I TB 1
18449 Ḥorvat Bata Village Church Parochial Free standing basilica Western Galilee Ptolemais? Facing east Yes Yes 2 Colonnade External apse, quadrangular tri-apsidal (central external, lateral internal) U shaped without lateral openings U shaped in later phase, elevated and expended two intercolumnations westward relative to the early phase. Lateral openings were not reported. 2 steps up + Flush with the bema Hemispherical JP 1
13378 Ḥorvat Bata Southern slope Monastic Basilical Western Galilee Ptolemais? 2 Colonnade Corinthian apsidal U-shaped; no farther details were recorded. foundations Stone, table-like Inside the apse Inside the apse TB 1
13121 Ḥorvat Bodeda Chapel(?) Unknown Chapel Eilat Region Aila Palaestina III TB 1
13128 Ḥorvat Qav Church Parochial Basilical Western Galilee Sepphoris Palaestina II Facing east Yes Yes No 2 Colonnade External apse, round dead end aisles (mon-aps III) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings 1 step up no remains Flush with the bema Hemispherical No A fragment of a marble lid belonging to a reliquary was found. TB 1
13123 Ḥorvat Zikhrin Church Monastic Free standing basilica Southern and Western Samaria Diospolis Palaestina I Facing east Yes Yes Yes 2 Internal apse monoapsidal with lockable pastophoria (mon-aps II) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings N & S 3X3 m. in dimensions. Mosaic paved in crude tesserae with a simple geometric pattern. A baptismal font, later uprooted, was inserted in its floor in Phase 2. Only the cruciform plastered base survived. 3X4 m. in dimensions; the crude, white mosaic floor seems to belong to Phase 2. Foundations of a cross shaped font were found in the northern pastophorium. The font was uprooted in a later period, and the mosaic around it destroyed. Monolithic circular cruciform 9a SB 1
11994 Shoham bypass road Church Monastic Annex\es on the north Shephelah Diospolis Palaestina I + A burial crypt is located under the floor of the atrium. A flight of six steps leads into a square room (3 X 3 m). The central space of the tomb is surrounded by three burial troughs. In the troughs a primary burial of more than hundred (!) skeletons was discovered. The deceased were placed one on top of the other. In the crypt were found several oil lamps, glass bottles and metal object, all dated to the 7th century. Burial crypt. Facing east Yes Yes 2 Internal apse monoapsidal with lockable pastophoria (mon-aps II) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings 2 steps up legs Marble, table like In the middle of the bema Flush with the bema Hemispherical No N & S In the middle of the bema elsewhere In the preliminary report a marble reliquarium lead is mentioned, but it is unclear where it came from. AM 1
11976 Elusa (Ḥaluza) Cathedral St. Sergius (?) Parochial Basilica with an annexed chapel Central Negev Elusa Palaestina III Facing east Yes Yes No 2 Arcade of columns Corinthian Internal apses tri-apsidal apsidal T shaped with three openings 2 steps up base plate Composite, table like (stone and marble) No altar reliquiarium On the apse cord + Yes base plate N Marble On an hexagonal slab Flush with the bema Hemispherical Yes Against the apse indications on the floor N & S In phase 1 the apse was flanked by two rectangular pastophoria. The northern measured approx. 4.1 X 4.9 m. The southern measured about 4.35 X 4.5 m. It used for the cult of relics. The northern apse was 3.58 m wide and 2.25 m deep replaced an earlier pastophorium. A small room, 2.00x1.90m in dimensions, with an opening to the north, was left behind the apse, to its east. The apse was reveted in marble. The southern apse was 3.82 m wide and 2.33 m deep replaced an earlier pastophorium. It used for the cult of relics. The apse was reveted in marble. On the apse cord S apse In the debris around the southern apse were found three fragments of a limestone box that was most probably a reliquary. AM 1
14673 Elusa (Ḥaluza) Basilica B Parochial Basilica with an annexed chapel Central Negev Elusa 2 Doric Internal apses tri-apsidal apsidal U shaped imprints Marble, table like Yes Against the apse grades ST 1
12356 Ḥorvat Berachot Church Pilgrims' church Free standing basilica Judean Hills Jerusalem Palaestina I + Vaulted, located under the chancel and apse. The crypt damaged the natural cave that had served as a place of worship before the church was built and was the reason of its construction. The cave, with plastered walls and mosaic paved, served as a Martyrs' Chapel. A small tomb (0.75 X 0.55 m), built of limestone slabs, was located in the cave, on the west, beyond the enclosing western wall of the crypt. It contained skeletal remains of a total of eleven individuals. The ages range from 3 to 40 years. The crypt is 4.5 m long and 3 m wide. The barrel vault rose to about 3 m above floor level. The floor was paved with colored mosaic with floral patterns. On the east, 1.90m above floor level, a window was entirely preserved. Its lintel is decorated on the outside by a medallion with a cross in relief. Holes on all four sides indicate that a grill of 3 upright rods and 4 horizontal ones was installed in the window. The access to the crypt was by two staircases 0.9 m wide, starting at the eastern parts of the aisles, along the bema. The existence of two staircases - one used to enter and the other to exit the crypt - indicate that this was a pilgrims church, and that a procession in and out was enabled. A colorful mosaic floor was installed 10cm above the earlier white mosaic floor of the cave. Facing east Yes Yes Yes 2 Internal apse monoapsidal with lockable pastophoria (mon-aps II) apsidal U shaped with two lateral openings no remains No Hemispherical No N & S Two rectangular rooms, each 3.50x5.45m in dimensions, wider than the corresponding aisles and projecting eastward from the church. The excavators suggested that they served as independent chapels. A masonry built tomb, 0.75x0.55m in dimensions was installed in the cave that preceded the basilica. The western wall of the crypt, built over the mosaic floor of the cave, bared access to the cave and tomb. AM 1
12423 Ḥorvat Ma'on ST. STEPHEN (?) St. Stephan (?) Monastic Unknown North-Western Negev Raphia Palaestina I Facing east Yes JP 1
12343 Ha-Bonim South Church Parochial Trefoil Coastal plain Dora Palaestina I + A crypt was discovered between the western end of the northern apse and the western end of the southern apse. The crypt was entered from the west by way of a rectangular rock-cutting, covered with stone beams. A stone slab in the opening to the burial chamber was meant to block the entrance, but it was slightly shifted due to plundering in antiquity. Marks on the upper part of the stone slab indicate it was raised by means of a lever. The burial chamber was entirely hewn, and a single vault was cut in each of the chamber’s southern, eastern and northern sides. Each vault was decorated with three painted crosses, a large one in the center and two smaller ones on the sides. In each of the vaults was a burial trough covered with large stone beams, some of which were moved or broken when the tomb was looted. Burial crypt. Facing east Yes Colonnade External apses, round tri-apsidal apsidal No Flush with the bema Hemispherical No AM 1
11974 Khirbet Aristobulias Church unknown Parochial Basilica with an annexed chapel Judean Hills Eleutheropolis Palaestina I Facing east No Yes 2 Ionic Internal apse monoapsidal with lockable pastophoria (mon-aps II) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings 2 steps up plate, base plate Marble, table like No Flush with the bema Hemispherical No N & S Lockable room, measuring 2.4 X 2.6 m and entered from the southern aisle. The floor was not preserved. The wall were coated with plaster. Monolithic AM 1
4097 Khirbet Banaya (Hazor Ashdod) Church Parochial Free standing basilica Shephelah Ascalon Palaestina I Facing east No Yes 2 External apse, round dead end aisles (mon-aps III) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings 2 steps up no remains Flush with the bema AM 1
651 Khirbet Barqa (Gan Yavneh) Church of Bishop John Parochial Free standing basilica Southern Coastal Plain Azotos Palaestina I Facing east Yes No 2 Arcade of pillars Internal apse monoapsidal with lockable pastophoria (mon-aps II) apsidal U shaped without lateral openings Stone, table-like Flush with the bema N & S AM 1

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