Basilica of San Vitale
Also known as Basilica di San Vitale
minor basilica in Ravenna, Italy
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Province
- Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
- Region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Location
- Ravenna, Italy
- Style
- Byzantine
- Construction cost
- 26,000 solidi
- Official name
- Church of St. Vitale
- Part of
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
- Criteria
- Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
- Reference
- 788-002
- Inscription
- 1996 (20th Session )
- Area
- 0.14 ha (0.35 acres)
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The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its foundational inscription describes the church as a basilica, though its centrally-planned design is not typical of the basilica form. Within the Roman Catholic Church it holds the honorific title of basilica for its historic and ecclesial importance.
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