Basilica of St. Sergius Resafa, Syria

Now an isolated ruin, this 5th-century Byzantine church was dedicated to the famous St. Sergius, a Roman soldier martyred c.303. The church was a major pilgrimage site in the Byzantine era.

Apse of the centralised church Resafa
Basilica of St. Sergius, Rasafa Image credit: Verity Cridland