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Victoria Church (Arabic: كنيسة فيكتوريا) is an old Roman church located in the city of Beja. It represents the unique Christian monument that has been so far excavated at Dougga.
Location
[edit]The monument is located in the archeological site of Dougga in the north-west Tunisia. It stands in the northeast of the site, below the Temple of Saturn.[1]
The small hypogeum is located nearby.
History
[edit]It was built between the end of the 4th century or at the start of the 5th century, the Christian community erected the unusually designed little church over a pagan cemetery.
It was classified by the National Heritage Institute as a national monument on 13 March 1912.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Khannoussi, Mustapha. Dougga. p. 17.
- ^ "National monuments" (PDF).