Church of the Martyrs in Madaba

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  Abraham

  :: 03 May 2018 12:27:58

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  Zeyad Aldisi

  :: 29 April 2018 14:37:15

  اثرية المسؤولون عن هذا المكان جيدون

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  Leen Al-shawahin

  :: 18 April 2018 10:32:44

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  Subhashish Chattopadhyay

  :: 21 March 2018 10:09:24

  Very nice experience to visit this church

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  Jesús Díaz

  :: 17 February 2018 20:37:35

  The Church of the Martyrs was built during the first half of the 6th century AD along the Roman road that crossed ancient Madaba. The church incorporates reused architectural elements such as columns, capitals and bases. The church has an extensive mosaic floor that unfortunately was damaged by iconoclasts in the 8th century. However, enough as survived to give an idea of the high level of expertise that the mosaicists of Madaba possessed in their workmanship. The name of the church is the original name of this Byzantine church as attested by a mosaic medallion in the vestibule of the church. Visitors can enter to this church from the Burnt Palace/Department of Antiquities door or from the Greek Orthodox souvenir shop around the corner. Entrance is free.