Basilica of San Vitale

Church of San Vitale
Church of San Vitale
	The Church of San Vitale
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Year consecrated	547
Location
Location	Ravenna, Italy
	Shown within Italy
Geographic coordinates	44°25′12″N 12°11′46″E / 44.42°N 12.196°E
Architecture
Style	Byzantine
Groundbreaking	527
Completed	547
Construction cost	26,000 solidi
Website
	http://www.ravennamosaici.it/
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Church of St. Vitale
Part of	Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Reference	788-002
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
Area	0.14 ha (0.35 acres)

The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its foundational inscription describes the church as a basilica, though its centrally-planned design is not typical of the basilica form.^[1] Within the Roman Catholic Church it holds the honorific title of basilica for its historic and ecclesial importance.

^ Nicholson, Oliver, ed. (2018), "basilica", The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (online ed.), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8, retrieved 2020-05-18

[1] Nicholson, Oliver, ed. (2018), "basilica", The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (online ed.), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8, retrieved 2020-05-18

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