This basilica has been known as the 'Basilica of the Holy Cross' in the past, but that attribution has now been discredited. After the partition of the city in the aftermath of the Arab expansion, which disrupted the local Arab federation, the relics of the saint (Sergius) were translated to the basilica and it became the focal point of his cult.
Creator
Joshua Bryant
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
15th August 2010
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
William Chappell
Rights
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Type
Architecture
Collection
Citation
Joshua Bryant Emma Loosley, “Resafa Basilica,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 26, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/258.