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The proposition, that the Church of the Seat of Mary "is the first church known to have been dedicated to the Theotokos (Mary the God-bearer) in the entire Byzantine Empire" is in conflict with the article House of the Virgin Mary § Archaeology, which states, that the Church of Mary is "the first basilica in the world dedicated to the Virgin Mary".
"We know of a fifth-century church at Oxyrhynchus dedicated to the Virgin, adding to the churches in Jerusalem and Rome that we have already mentioned, as well as the […] Church of St. Mary at Blachernae in Constantinople […] probably built under the empress Pulcheria's patronage during the middle of the fifth century." — Shoemaker, Stephen J. (2016). Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion. Yale University Press. ISBN978-0-300-21721-6.
The polygonal ending of the Constantinian Church of Nativity (320s-30s) was apoarently not octagonal, but was it because the attached basilica replaced the missing sides which would otherwise complete the octogon, or would it have been a pentagon?
What are earlier examplex of octagonal Byzantine martyria?
The 5th-century octagonal churches from Mount Gerizim and Capernaum were octagonal.
The excavating archaeologist pointed to the similarity of the Dome of the Rock with this church.
The topic deserves more attention. Did Ikelia first introduce this model to Palestine? Did the later churches copy the Kathisma building? Was this the most likely model for the Jerusalem Dome? Arminden (talk) 10:25, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
