- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: St. John in Ephesus
- Brief Description: Situated in Southeast Turkey, Ephesus was one of the leading cities of the region throughout Antiquity. As the effective capital of the Roman province of Asia it boasted a population of between 50,000 and a half million inhabitants by the year A.D. 300 and from New Testament times a major Christian center as well. In A.D. 431 Ephesus, by then a metropolitan see, was the site of the third ecumenical council held in the basilica of St. Mary. Nearby on Ayasuluk Hill is the shrine marking the traditional burial place of St. John, the Beloved Disciple. The magnificent ruins on the site today reflect the glory of the work of Emperor Justinian who replaced a simpler wooden basilica built there in the fourth century. (See http://www.bibleplaces.com/ephesus.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: St. John in Ephesus
- Brief Description: Situated in Southeast Turkey, Ephesus was one of the leading cities of the region throughout Antiquity. As the effective capital of the Roman province of Asia it boasted a population of between 50,000 and a half million inhabitants by the year A.D. 300 and from New Testament times a major Christian center as well. In A.D. 431 Ephesus, by then a metropolitan see, was the site of the third ecumenical council held in the basilica of St. Mary. Nearby on Ayasuluk Hill is the shrine marking the traditional burial place of St. John, the Beloved Disciple. The magnificent ruins on the site today reflect the glory of the work of Emperor Justinian who replaced a simpler wooden basilica built there in the fourth century. (See http://www.bibleplaces.com/ephesus.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Shrine of St. Thecla in Seleucia
- Brief Description: A walled pilgrimage center with cells for both monks and nuns, Meryemlik is believed to have been the home of St. Thecla, the purported companion of St. Paul. Located near modern Silifke on the Gösku River just north of the eastern Mediterranean coast, the site attracted Christian pilgrims en route to and from Jerusalem, among them Egeria and the Pilgrim of Bordeaux. Although the site of several churches and monasteries from the 4th to 7th centuries, little remains today beyond the excavated cave where Thecla is said to have spent the final years of her life. (See http://sitemaker.umich.edu/late-antiquity/seleucia_ad_calycadnum)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Shrine of St. Thecla in Seleucia
- Brief Description: A walled pilgrimage center with cells for both monks and nuns, Meryemlik is believed to have been the home of St. Thecla, the purported companion of St. Paul. Located near modern Silifke on the Gösku River just north of the eastern Mediterranean coast, the site attracted Christian pilgrims en route to and from Jerusalem, among them Egeria and the Pilgrim of Bordeaux. Although the site of several churches and monasteries from the 4th to 7th centuries, little remains today beyond the excavated cave where Thecla is said to have spent the final years of her life. (See http://sitemaker.umich.edu/late-antiquity/seleucia_ad_calycadnum)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Shrine of St. Thecla in Seleucia
- Brief Description: A walled pilgrimage center with cells for both monks and nuns, Meryemlik is believed to have been the home of St. Thecla, the purported companion of St. Paul. Located near modern Silifke on the Gösku River just north of the eastern Mediterranean coast, the site attracted Christian pilgrims en route to and from Jerusalem, among them Egeria and the Pilgrim of Bordeaux. Although the site of several churches and monasteries from the 4th to 7th centuries, little remains today beyond the excavated cave where Thecla is said to have spent the final years of her life. (See http://sitemaker.umich.edu/late-antiquity/seleucia_ad_calycadnum)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Shrine of St. Thecla in Seleucia
- Photographer Info: Dick Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Anemurium, Cilicia
- Brief Description: An ancient site, situated on the southern most tip of Turkey’s eastern coastline and about 40 miles north of Cyprus, Anemurium has been inhabited from at least the fourth century B.C. From the fourth to seventh centuries CE the city prospered and was home to an active Christian population. Three basilicas from the sixth century survive, including one in the city’s extensive necropolis. (See http://sitemaker.umich.edu/late-antiquity/anemurium)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Anemurium, Cilicia
- Brief Description: An ancient site, situated on the southern most tip of Turkey’s eastern coastline and about 40 miles north of Cyprus, Anemurium has been inhabited from at least the fourth century B.C. From the fourth to seventh centuries CE the city prospered and was home to an active Christian population. Three basilicas from the sixth century survive, including one in the city’s extensive necropolis. (See http://sitemaker.umich.edu/late-antiquity/anemurium)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Church
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Alahan, Isauria
- Brief Description: In his archaeological survey of the Göksu River Valley, Dr. Hugh Elton, past Director of the British Archaeological Institute in Ankara, describes the ecclesial complex at Alahan as “one of the most spectacular sites in Turkey.” Situated on a ledge in the Taurus Mountains and once identified as a monastery, the site includes an original cave “church,” two basilicas, a baptistery, living quarters, and a small cemetery. Scholars today believe it to be more a pilgrimage center than a monastery. (See http://212.174.26.236/goksu/sites/alahan.htm)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Elaiussa Sebaste, Cilicia
- Brief Description: Elaiussa Sebaste is located on the Mersin-Silifke highway within the boundaries of the village Kumkuyu. The city was founded in the Late Hellenistic Age (2nd-1st century BC) and enjoyed natural fortifications. It was inhabited until the late 9th century AD. Excavations have revealed a theater, an agora, a vast thermal bath complex, a necropolis and a Byzantine basilica (5th-6th centuries AD).
(See http://www.sitesandphotos.com/catalog/parent-17455.html)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Elaiussa Sebaste, Cilicia
- Brief Description: Elaiussa Sebaste is located on the Mersin-Silifke highway within the boundaries of the village Kumkuyu. The city was founded in the Late Hellenistic Age (2nd-1st century BC) and enjoyed natural fortifications. It was inhabited until the late 9th century AD. Excavations have revealed a theater, an agora, a vast thermal bath complex, a necropolis and a Byzantine basilica (5th-6th centuries AD).
(See http://www.sitesandphotos.com/catalog/parent-17455.html)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: Xanthus, Lycia
- Brief Description: After a long and glorious history as the principal city of ancient Lycia, mentioned already by Homer and extending to early Byzantine times, Xanthus was reduced to a mere village after the 7th century. The ruins of its large and magnificent basilica, with delicate mosaic floors rivaled by none, reveal the opulence of this episcopal see just before its nadir. It was restored to use again, albeit on simpler scale, in the 10th century.
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptistery
- Location: Xanthus, Lycia
- Brief Description: After a long and glorious history as the principal city of ancient Lycia, mentioned already by Homer and extending to early Byzantine times, Xanthus was reduced to a mere village after the 7th century. The ruins of its large and magnificent basilica, with delicate mosaic floors rivaled by none, reveal the opulence of this episcopal see just before its nadir. It was restored to use again, albeit on simpler scale, in the 10th century.
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Location: St. Georges, Peyia, Cyprus
- Brief Description: A Roman & early Christian settlement at Cape Drepnon on the westernmost point of Cyprus, St. George near Peyia was a well known pilgrimage center like its counterpart on the eastern point of the island, St. Andrew the Apostle. Situated about half way between Alexandria and Rhodes, it is believed to have been a port of call for the ships carrying grain from Egypt to the capital at Constantinople and well endowed by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century. (See http://www.sawestend.com/nearby-attractions.html.)
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Date of Creation: 5th – 6th century
- Location: Panormos, Crete
- Brief Description: An important port (Axos in Roman times) on the north coast of Crete from the 9th century B.C. well into Byzantine times, Panormos was also an episcopal see. North of the village a large basilica (5th – 6th century) with a wooden roof, dedicated to Holy Wisdom has been excavated. It is believed to be the largest early Christian church on Crete. The basilica has three aisles; each aisle was separated from the other by four columns.
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR
- Title of Piece: Baptismal Font
- Date of Creation: (7th-8th century)
- Location: Vizari, Crete
- Brief Description: This once affluent village renowned for its villas in Roman and early Byzantine eras, nestled in the lush Amari Valley, is home to one of the largest basilicas (7th-8th century) on the Island of Crete outside metropolitan centers. Situated close to the north central coast of the island, Vizari suffered multiple invasions throughout history but survives today as a landmark to Cretan resistance well into modern times.
- Photographer Info: Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Portland, OR