Basilica of St. John

Basilica ruins. Joel Cusumano (Atlas Obscura User)

The basilica, with the modern town of Selçuk in the background. **Joel Cusumano** (Atlas Obscura User)

The tomb of St. John. **Joel Cusumano** (Atlas Obscura User)

The baptistery. **Joel Cusumano** (Atlas Obscura User)

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John, with the Ayasuluk Fortress in the background. **Joel Cusumano** (Atlas Obscura User)

The nave of the basilica. **Joel Cusumano** (Atlas Obscura User)

Ruined friezes of the basilica. Bernard Gagnon/cc by-sa 3.0

The early Christian community in the ancient port city of Ephesus traced its origins to the apostle and evangelist St. John, the so-called Beloved Disciple. According to church tradition, John wrote his gospel in Ephesus, and, after a period of exile on the island of Patmos during which time he wrote the…

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