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Entablature: The superstructure carried by columns.
Eudocia: Empress, philanthropist, and one of the great
builders of ancient Palestine. The daughter of the Athenian
sophist Leontios, originally named Athenais, she converted to
Christianity before marrying Theodosios II in 421. In 441/442,
she was separated from the emperor, but was allowed to retain
her status as empress, and to settle in Jerusalem, where she
died in 460.
Exedra: A large niche.
Exonarthex: The outer portico of the church between the
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