November 1, 2012
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Byzantine Simplicity

Church of the Holy Apostles

The Church of the Holy Apostles, here depicted in an illuminated manuscript, was built by Constantine as a tomb for himself with relics of the twelve apostles. Rebuilt by Justinian, it was the most important church in Christendom after the Hagia Sophia.

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