The basilica church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe,…

549 CE

The basilica church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, near Ravenna, completed in 549, features magnificent mosaics in the apse above the altar, depicts a symbolic scene from the Transfiguration, with Saint Apollinaris attended by twelve sheep representing the Apostles, and, overhead, a large cross overhead symbolizing Christ, flanked by Moses and Elijah.

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