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10 of the World's Most Ancient Churches — And Their Astonishing Secrets
These are not just old buildings — they are the cradle of an entire civilization's faith, some nearly 2,000 years old.
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10 Of The World's Most Ancient Churches — And Their Astonishing Secrets
10. Monastery Of St. AnthonyWorld's oldest continuously inhabited monastery
9. Hagia SionBuilt over the room of the Last Supper, 340 AD
8. Church Of The NativityOldest continuously operating Christian church, 339 AD
7. Church Of The Holy SepulchreBuilt by Emperor Constantine I over Golgotha, 335 AD
6. Basilica Of St. John LateranThe Pope's own cathedral — Mother of all churches, 324 AD
5. Etchmiadzin CathedralWorld's oldest national cathedral, founded 301 AD
4. Aqaba ChurchWorld's first purpose-built church — built illegally, 293 AD
3. Dura-Europos ChurchEarliest Christian frescoes ever found, buried 256 AD
2. Megiddo ChurchMosaic names Jesus Christ — found under a prison floor, 230 AD
1. St. Peter's GrottoApostle Peter preached here — followers first called Christians, 1st century AD
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