Jubail Church
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Jubail Church (Classical Syriac: ̈, ʿĒḏtā ḏ-Maḏnḥā ḏ-ʾĀṯūrāyē) is an ancient church building near Jubail, a city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. The date of the Jubail Church is contentious. Some sources place it in the fourth century, whereas others place it in the seventh. It contains a stucco, which suggests it is contemporary with similar Christian sites known from al-Qusur, Sir Bani Yas and Kharg. It contains two still visible crosses that have been carved into the wall on either side of the middle inner doorway leading from the nave towards the sanctuary. The church was discovered in 1986 and excavated by the Saudi Department of Antiquities in 1987. As of 2008, the results of the excavation had not been published, amid sensitivity about artifacts of non-Islamic origin.
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