Marble Revêtement, Spolia, and Decorative Stonework in Byzantine Churches (6th–12th centuries)

1. Justinian commissions the new Hagia Sophia

   Jan 1, 532Labels: Justinian I, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople

   • Britannica
   • Hagia Sophia

2. Justinian’s Hagia Sophia is dedicated

   Dec 27, 537Labels: Hagia Sophia, Justinian I

   • Britannica
   • Hagia Sophia

3. San Vitale completed; opus sectile and revetment

   Jan 1, 547Labels: San Vitale, Ravenna

   • Byz Legacy
   • WGA

4. Hagia Sophia’s dome collapses in earthquake

   Jan 1, 558Labels: Hagia Sophia, earthquake 558

   • Britannica
   • Hagia Sophia

5. Hagia Sophia is re-dedicated after rebuilding

   Dec 24, 562Labels: Hagia Sophia, re-dedication 562

   • Paul Poem
   • Paul Silentiary

6. Paul the Silentiary describes Hagia Sophia’s marbles

   Jan 1, 563Labels: Paul the, Hagia Sophia

   • Paul Poem
   • DOAJ

7. Daphni Monastery rebuild reuses ancient spolia columns

   Jan 1, 600Labels: Daphni Monastery, Sanctuary of

   • Daphni

8. Iconoclasm disrupts church imagery; stone remains central

   Jan 1, 726Labels: Iconoclasm, Byzantine churches

   • Britannica
   • Hagia Sophia

9. Iconoclasm ends; figural programs return over revetment

   Mar 11, 843Labels: Iconophile Restoration, Byzantine mosaics

   • Britannica
   • Hagia Sophia

10. Hosios Loukas Katholikon built with marble veneering

    Jan 1, 1012Labels: Hosios Loukas, katholikon

    • Hosios Loukas
    • Byz Legacy

11. Nea Moni founded; luxurious interior decoration develops

    Jan 1, 1042Labels: Nea Moni, Constantine IX

    • Nea Moni
    • UNESCO

12. Chora Church rebuilt in Komnenian period

    Jan 1, 1081Labels: Chora Church, Komnenian period

    • Chora

13. Pantokrator Monastery complex begins in Constantinople

    Jan 1, 1118Labels: Pantokrator Monastery, John II

    • Britannica
    • Pallasweb

14. Studenica’s Virgin Church built with stone-focused interior

    Jan 1, 1190Labels: Studenica, Virgin Church

    • UNESCO
    • Studenica