Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe ("Saint Apollinaris in Classe") is a church in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, consecrated on 9 May 549 by the bishop Maximian and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna and Classe.
| Basilica of Saint Apollinaris in Classe Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe | |
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The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Year consecrated | 549 |
| Location | |
| Location | Classe, Ravenna, Italy |
Shown within Italy | |
| Geographic coordinates | 44°22′49″N 12°13′59″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Byzantine architecture |
| Groundbreaking | Early 6th century |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv |
| Designated | 1996 (20th session) |
| Reference no. | 788 |
| State Party | Italy |
| Region | Europe and North America |
An important monument of Byzantine art, in 1996 it was inscribed with seven other nearby monuments in the UNESCO World Heritage List, which described it as "an outstanding example of the early Christian basilica in its purity and simplicity of its design and use of space and in the sumptuous nature of its decoration".
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