The Temple of Apollo at Didyma and Old Saint Peter’s Basilica

“Remove any of your fear with faith,” once exclaimed Elder M. Russell Ballard. Catholics and Pagans have always had an intricate relationship between their faiths. A few examples of differences and similarities are the number of gods they believe in, their places of worship, and their holidays. Although they bear some ostensible similarities, the contradiction between the two religions are prominent.

The Roman basilica was one example of architecture that Early Christians took inspiration from. Old Saint Peter’s was designed based off of it, with similarities in the elevation of the building and design plan. Like most basilicas in Rome, Old Saint Peter’s church has a “wide central nave with flanking aisles and an apse at the end” (Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 8-2b). The church

The Temple of Apollo used various materials that were demanded by the priests. All its architects and constructors worked under the instructions of priests as this was to be a holy place. For special buildings like this, materials would even be imported to make sure they get the right structure

The project was supervised by Phidias. The temple was dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena Parthenos, meaning “Athena the Virgin”. The temple is considered to be the

Whereas on the other hand the Pantheon was supposed to be the home of all the gods a place of great religious

The architect of this beautiful temple was named Chersiphron. Building of this temple started in 550 B.C. and continued completing until 120 years which was pretty long time. But it wasn't the only construction of that site, a broken piece of land is now in turkey. Archaeological research has discovered that there were two previous temples on that same spot. One of the Temple was of Cybele, the

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma is located in the country of Turkey which is located in present day Eastern Europe. The Temple of Apollo is located south about 17.70 Kilometers from the costal town of Miletus. The Temple of Apollo was built in the sixth Century B.c..Which is on the western coast of the country. This temple is the tallest and the slimmest built of the ancient Greek world. The temple served a huge role in the social ,religious, and political lives on the Mediterranean coast. I am comparing and contrasting this historic temple to the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach, California.

For more details on the worship of Apollo, see the Greek and Roman religious library page.

Old St. Peter’s Basilica of Rome is the most historically well known church in Christianity, and is one of the most significant buildings in the world. This may have something to do with the fact that the basilica was built on the burial site of Jesus Christ’s disciple, Saint Peter. Built in the 4th century it took 30 years to complete this basilica. Old St. Peter’s was a very grand basilica, it was built at its size because this point in time marked when Christians were granted their religious freedoms through the Edict of Milan. This church was the earliest church ever built, done by the Roman emperor Constantine. However, Constantine and his people did not stick around, they moved the empire from Rome to Constantinople leaving Old St. Peter’s

The Temple of Apollo stands in command of the middle of the site though and even the Sacred Way leads straight up to the front of the temple and the Great Altar. In 1894, archeologists found the original blueprints for the original first temple (Blakely). It was splendid in its own right, sporting laurel leaves gathered in the Vale of Tempe in northern Greece. Those laurels were held in such high regard because Vale of Tempe was loved by Greek poets due to the idea that Apollo and the Muses would often gather there (“Tempe”). The one that was actually being dug up in 1893 by the French was built by the famous Greek architects Agamedes and Trophonios. Who were known to be the modern Greek architects of that age. The archeologists then went onto dig

Apollos was an Egyptian Jew who was born native of Alexandria Egypt. He was an eloquent preacher, learned, mighty in scriptures, an orator and one who has a thorough knowledge of the scripture. He spoke with great favor and taught about Jesus accurately. However, he appear to have known only the baptism of John. During his preaching and teaching Aquila and Priscilla heard him, and expounded the way of God more perfectly to him. The truth of the matter was that he was an Egyptian Jew from North Africa and also one who have a fervent spirit to preach Christ to all, and he became one of the major and famous Christian leader at the church of Ephesus and Corinth. The Egyptian Apollo preached the gospel of Jesus Christ and mightily

The Parthenon, with no doubt, is one of the best well-known Greek temples of all times. It is also the dominant temple on the Akropolis. Its construction began in 447 BC and ended in 438

The history of St. Peter's Basilica began in the fourth century when Emperor Constantine decided to build a major basilica in the place where he was buried the Apostle, a Christian burial located on the Vatican Hill, where there was a memorial to the second century , and had become a place of pilgrimage for the faithful. The date was decided and construction work began is not determined exactly but it's somewhere between the years 319 and 324; for 329 the basilica was finished. The main altar of the basilica was located at the intersection opposite the largest and exactly on the place of the tomb of the ship "Prince of the Apostles" . The church, as was customary for several temples of the time, was simultaneously venue for worship, covered cemetery and funeral banquet room (pagan funerary custom that lived during the early centuries of Christianity). During the High Middle Ages was the main pilgrimage site in the West (at least until the beginning of the ninth century that the tomb of St. James in Compostela discovered) and multitudes of pilgrims attending the trades in spacious five ships of 119 m long and 64 m wide. Archaeological excavations carried out under the present basilica and descriptions, drawings, paintings and prints, give us a pretty good idea as it was the first Vatican Basilica, although many details left to the imagination can get.

The temple was built in mid sixth century BCE. The exact date of construction is unknown. However, a date of around 525 BCE has been suggested based on the column reliefs found. They are comparable to the frieze of the Siphnian Treasury building. Sculptures have also been found that were of the style

Apollo had many different kinds of duties and powers. One of the best things he was known for was for being the god of the sun. The ancient people believed that sunlight was associated with cleansing so they also related that Apollo was the god of truth and