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Baptistery of St. John the Baptist (Thessaloniki)

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The Baptistery of St. John the Baptist of Thessaloniki, considered as the oldest early Christian baptistery and assigned to the building complex of a five-aisled episcopal basilica of the fifth century.

The baptistery was identified at the excavations of the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia. It consists of a room with platforms and includes a font. It was in direct contact with the royal in the 5th century from the hallway with a mosaic floor.

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  1. Temple and Catacomb of St John the Baptist
Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
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40°37′57″N 22°56′49″E / 40.6324°N 22.9469°E / 40.6324; 22.9469


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