The north, probably C5th, church has been heavily mined for building materials and, at the time of the visit was strewn with rubbish. Only the bema, apse and part of the southern colonnade were still extant and the presence of a notched pillar suggested that originally some form of nave barrier was present - as appears to have been the case at several other sites such as Kharab Shams and Kafar Daret 'Azzeh.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
May 1997
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
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Related Resources
Emma Loosley, The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches, TSEC 1, Brill, 2012 http://www.brill.com/architecture-and-liturgy-bema-fourth-sixth-century-syrian-churches
Type
Architecture
Tags
Bema, C5th, Church, Jebel Halaqa, Kafar Daret 'Azzeh, Kfellusin, Kharab Shams, Limestone Massif, Syria
Collection
The Limestone Massif of North-Western Syria
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Kfellusin North Church,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 25, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/304.