Emperor John VIII Palaiologos totally rocking that Georgian hat in this bronze bust cast in Florence in 1439.
Georgian noble wearing it too.
Eustathius of Thessalonica and Niketas Choniates claim that the origin of this hat is Georgian. It was popular in Byzantium and Trebizond
@Melvingiwargis Yes, additionally the codex describes the Church of Kerala as "Apostolic see of St. Thomas". It addresses Yaballaha III as the Patriarch. Yaballaha III was the 1st Patriarch to re-establish ties with Rome after being severed since the Synod of Dadisho in 424 AD.
The Chapel in the Hills in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The Chapel in the Hills is an exact replica of the Borgund stave church in Norway. It was built by Scandinavian-Americans in 1969 with assistance from the Norwegian cultural ministry. It remains a Lutheran church.
The Coptic White Monastery of Egypt, 442, built with Pharaonic and Roman spolia following the boom of Christianity with the Edict of Milan from the prior century.
Photos Roland Unger.
We never stopped talking about Rome
Check this fascinating map showing how long Romans controlled the Mediterranean and it surroundings, starting from 395 AD, and ending with fall of Constantinople in May 1453.
Ethnic map of the Ottoman Empire in 1917. Black = Bulgars and Turks, Red = Greeks, Light yellow = Armenians, Blue = Kurds, Orange = Lazes, Dark Yellow = Arabs, Green = Nestorians
En el centro de Trípoli, capital de Libia 🇱🇾, en la entrada de lo que hoy es la Medina, el centro histórico, se encuentra el Arco de Marco Aurelio. Fue construido en el año 265 de nuestra era en la que, en esa época, era la ciudad romana de Oea y su propósito era el de celebrar la victoria sobre Partia del llamado co-emperador Lucio Vero, medio hermano del Emperador…
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Built in 1878, Trinity's Victorian Gothic church was founded by a congregation of German settlers seeking freedom to practice their traditional Lutheranism. It belongs to the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
This church was designed by Saint Sophrony, he wanted it to be dedicated to the Holy Trinity but before it was built, he was canonised so it is dedicated to him. Only Saint I know of who designed the very church dedicated to him.
Magzaberd, A medieval Armenian fortress overlooking the Akhurian River near the ancient capital of Ani. Built as part of Ani’s defensive network, its huge stone walls and towers have stood for centuries. Originally built by the Bagratunis of Ani.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Richmond, Virginia.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church was founded in 1852, with its chapel being consecrated in 1854. Originally tied to the Virginia Synod, it transferred to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 1856. It remains apart of the LCMS today.
Btw this is another reason why majority of the Syrian Christians in Kerala feel the term Syrian Christian as an exonym.
Majority of them are East Syriac which was until recently known as Chaldean rite.
Full historic context 👇🏻