ST. AUGUSTINE'S BASILICA
Basilica built on a hilltop according to a Roman plan, housing a funerary monument depicting Saint Augustine.
Built in 1881 on the site of a temple dedicated to Baal Hammon, a god worshipped by the Numidians, the Saint-Augustin basilica dominates the hilltop. Its construction follows a Romanesque plan in a neo-Byzantine style. The ceilings are of painted wood. The apse of the basilica houses a funerary monument depicting Saint Augustine on his deathbed. The altar is a 300-year-old Berber chest. Behind the basilica, where mass is celebrated on Friday and Sunday mornings, is a hospice run by the Little Sisters of the Poor for the elderly.
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- qu'elle est sur une colline
- qu'elle était bien "antérieure" à ce que l'on voit
MAIS j'ai quand même été déçue , en allant la voir ( avec une amie Algérienne , donc qui connaissait le "quartier ! ! ! )
- de la "faune" qui était près de là
- de la nouvelle "construction" , qui ne mentionne pas trop les origines
BREF , j'ai été déçue : essayez , vous , sait-on jamais ? !
localisation géographique stratégique et qui domine le site antique d'Hippone. A visiter absolument