Martyrion of St. Philip

Martyrion of St. Philip (HM28JT)

Location: , Denizli 20190 Pamukkale
Country: Turkey
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N 37° 55.864', E 29° 7.816'

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Hierapolis of Phrygia

The church with an octagon core was built at the beginning of the 5th century on the summit of the hill. This is probably where, according to tradition, the Apostle was martyred. The building has an eight-sided central room surmounted by a wooden cupola. From each of the eight sides of the central space there was access to a rectangular room through three arches supported by marble columns with capitals decorated with acanthus leaves. The shape of the central room is a reference to the number eight which symbolises eternity. The church is situated inside a square composed of 28 rooms for housing pilgrims which were accessed from the outside. As in other Byzantine sanctuaries associated with healing powers (e.g. that of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Constantinople), in these rooms incubation rites were practised: during sleep, the Saint cured the sick and made prophecies concerning the future.
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Date Added Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at 7:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)26S E 312782 N 4200306
Decimal Degrees37.93106667, 29.13026667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 55.864', E 29° 7.816'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 55' 51.8400" N, 29° 7' 48.9600" E
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Area Code(s)703, 571
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Unnamed Road, Denizli 20190, TR
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