Wikipedia's first sentence called it “miaphysite church constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the city of sana'a”. Today it says “miaphysite oriental orthodox church and cathedral constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the cit”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Al-Qalis Church was a Miaphysite Christian church constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the city of Sanaa in modern-day Yemen . The church's lavish decorations made it an important place of pilgrimage, placing it in competition with Kaaba in Mecca . According to the National Museum of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh , Abraha built Al-Qullays in Sana'a . He also built a similar one in Najran for Bani Al-Harith, the House of Allat in Taif for the tribe of Thaqeef, the House of Yareem and the House of Ghamdan in Yemen .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Al–Qalis Church, Sana'a was a Miaphysite church constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the city of Sana'a . The church's lavish decorations made it an important place of pilgrimage, placing it in competition with Kaaba in Mecca .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “miaphysite church constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the city of sana'a”. Today it says “miaphysite oriental orthodox church and cathedral constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the cit”. Read the current article and compare.
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miaphysite church constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the city of sana'a
Now
miaphysite oriental orthodox church and cathedral constructed sometime between 527 and the late 560s in the cit
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