Pflasterlabyrinth Hopfelde, HE-DE
N 51° 10.806 E 009° 45.891
32U E 553460 N 5670131
Replica of the oldest Christian labyrinth in the cathedral of El-Asnan in Hopfelde, part of Hessisch Lichtenau.
Waymark Code: WM12ENM
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 05/11/2020
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In Hopfelde, near the old gothic chruch, you fouind a labyrinth made of plaster stones. It's a reconstruction of the maybe oldest Christian labyrinth, build around 324 A.D. in Castellum Tingitanum, a roman citadel of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. A Christian basilica dating back to the reign of the Emperor Constantine was discovered here, with an elaborate mosaic. This is the oldest church to be found in Africa. The Bishop Felix (Italian: Felice), was among the Catholic prelates summoned to the Council of Carthage (484) by the Arian Vandal king Huneric before he was exiled.
Availability: Public
Status: Permanent
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Location:
Dorfstraße
Hopfelde, Hessen Germany
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