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This intringuing Baptistery of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ takes its name from Bishop Neonius, who adorned it with superb mosaics featuring golden accents. It is also called the Baptistery of the Orthodox to distinguish it from the Baptistery of the Arians.
Octagonal in shape with four apses, it is the oldest early Christian monument in the city, as its construction is believed to have begun at the end of the 4th century. Visitors flock there to decipher the mosaic in its dome depicting the baptism of Christ. It was commissioned in the mid-5th century by Bishop Neonius.
In the central medallion, Christ, remarkably personified, splashes in the waters of the Jordan River, while John the Baptist, covered in his goatskin, baptizes him. This is to be expected. What is less expected is the exceptional use of transparency. The twelve apostles surround this scene with their austere presence. The famous psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, bewildered, is said to have described his visit to the baptistery as a "hallucination"!