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The Baptistery of Butrinti
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By the 5th century AD Christianity was flourishing at Butrint and the city had its own bishop. The Baptistery was constructed in the early 6th century AD. It is the second largest baptistery in the Eastern Roman Empire. There is a mosaic in all the pavement.

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