Cross-in-Square Church Type: Development and Regional Variants (c. 9th–15th centuries)

1. Earliest fully developed cross-in-square examples

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Cross-in-square, Middle Byzantine

   • Cross in square
   • Smarthistory

2. Nea Ekklesia completed in Constantinople

   Jan 1, 880Labels: Nea Ekklesia, Basil I

   • Byzantine Legacy
   • Domes History

3. Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque) built as palace chapel

   Jan 1, 920Labels: Myrelaion, Romanos I

   • Smarthistory
   • Byzantine Legacy
   • Bodrum Mosque

4. Hosios Loukas: Panagia church built in cross-in-square

   Jan 1, 960Labels: Hosios Loukas, Panagia

   • Hosios Loukas
   • Byzantine Legacy

5. Great Lavra katholikon begun; Athonite adaptations emerge

   Jan 1, 962Labels: Great Lavra, Mount Athos

   • Smarthistory
   • Cross in square

6. Hosios Loukas katholikon built (domed-octagon variant)

   Jan 1, 1012Labels: Hosios Loukas, Domed-octagon

   • Hosios Loukas
   • Domes History

7. Nea Moni katholikon inaugurated on Chios

   Jan 1, 1049Labels: Nea Moni, Constantine IX

   • Nea Moni
   • Domes History

8. Daphni katholikon built near Athens

   Jan 1, 1080Labels: Daphni, katholikon

   • Domes History
   • Daphni

9. Cross-in-square becomes dominant Middle Byzantine church plan

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Cross-in-square, Byzantine

   • Domes History
   • Cross in square
   • Smarthistory

10. Studenica founded; cross-in-square ideas adapted in Serbia

    Jan 1, 1190Labels: Studenica, Stefan Nemanja

    • UNESCO
    • Studenica

11. Hilandar katholikon replaced with triconch Athonite plan

    Jan 1, 1303Labels: Hilandar, King Milutin

    • Byzantine Legacy
    • Smarthistory

12. Holy Apostles Thessaloniki built as composite cross-in-square

    Jan 1, 1310Labels: Holy Apostles, Thessaloniki

    • Thessaloniki
    • Byzantine Legacy
    • Holy Apostles

13. Chora rebuilt in Palaiologan Constantinople

    Jan 1, 1316Labels: Chora, Palaiologan

    • U M Library
    • Byzantine Legacy

14. Gračanica founded; multi-domed cross-in-square variant in Serbia

    Jan 1, 1321Labels: Gra anica, Serbo-Byzantine

    • Gra anica
    • New Gra anica