List of Byzantine churches in Amman

Numerous Byzantine churches were built in Amman, the capital of Jordan, when the city was called Philadelphia during the 6th century AD. Some of the churches were built for this purpose, while others were repurposed from earlier structures or Roman temples. == Background == Christianity had already reached east of the Jordan River, particularly the cities of the Decapolis, with the preachings of Paul the Apostle in the early first century AD. Christian communities had also existed in the Transjordan region, such as the Jerusalemites who had fled to Pella in the late first century AD. However, there is no evidence of early Christianity in Philadelphia during the first three centuries AD. In the fourth century AD, evidence of Christianity in Philadelphia appears in martyrdom stories.

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List of Byzantine churches in Amman

Numerous Byzantine churches were built in Amman, the capital of Jordan, when the city was called Philadelphia during the 6th century AD. Some of the churches were built for this purpose, while others were repurposed from earlier structures or Roman temples. == Background == Christianity had already reached east of the Jordan River, particularly the cities of the Decapolis, with the preachings of Paul the Apostle in the early first century AD. Christian communities had also existed in the Transjordan region, such as the Jerusalemites who had fled to Pella in the late first century AD. However, there is no evidence of early Christianity in Philadelphia during the first three centuries AD. In the fourth century AD, evidence of Christianity in Philadelphia appears in martyrdom stories.

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