Church of Cassian

Church of Cassian / Church of St. Peter
Religion
AffiliationGreek Orthodox, Latin Church
Location
LocationAntioch
Church of Cassian is located in Turkey
Church of Cassian
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates36°12′09″N 36°09′38″E / 36.20250°N 36.16056°E / 36.20250; 36.16056
Architecture
TypeChurch
Completedpossibly 459
Specifications
Length100 paces
Width80 paces

The Church of Cassian (arab. al-Qusyan), also called church of St. Peter (gr. Hagios Petros), was the cathedral church of Antioch to the Melkite and Latin patriarch during late antiquity and the Middle Ages.[1] The church is not to be mistaken with the cave church called St. Peter.[2]

A version of the Holy Lance was found in the treasury of the cathedral in 1098, by the forces of the First Crusade. In 1190, the cathedral became the burial place of Frederick Barbarossa. In 1268, the cathedral was burned by Baybars during his sack of Antioch.

  1. ^ Todt 2004, pp. 182, 189.
  2. ^ Giorgi & Eger 2021, p. 251.