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Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Bulbul Dag or Bülbüldagi, or Mt. Koressos (Nightingale Mountain) is located 9 km ahead of Ephesus and at 9 kilometers away from Selcuk town with a height of 420 meters. It is believed that the Holy Mother lived until she was 101 years of age and died at this place on Bulbul...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The classic keyhole-shaped baptismal pool is located at the Meryemana Avenue.
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The "Water of Mary" is a source to be found at the exit of the church area and where a rather salt water, with curative properties, can be drunk by all visitors.The “sacred” springs located a level below. Pilgrims gather at the sacred springs to imbibe, bathe in, and bottle...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The house is a typical Roman architectural example, entirely made of stones. A church, combining the House and the grave of Virgin Mary was built in the 4th century AD. The House was destroyed by many earthquakes.The red painted line around the current structure indicates...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Visitors who are going to the House of Virgin Mary can see the seven-foot bronze statue of Virgin Mary with arms raised in a welcoming gesture. It stood at the beginning of the walkway through the house earlier. Now it is located at the road leading to the site at the foot...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Unfortunately there is no public transportation (bus or dolmus) to the house along the Meriem Ana Yolu (or 35-37 road). So you can get to the place only by excursion bus or by taxi. The road is very picturesque and you won’t be disappointed by views out of the window. The...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: This journey would have been before 1951 an arduous three-and-a-half-hour hike across the plain of Ephesus and up the steep mountainside to Mary’s house. Turkish officials recognized the need for developing road systems to Nightingale Mountain. In 1948 a nine-kilometer road...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: You can see ribbons with subjects of prayers (Dilek Baglama Yeri) written on them and tied to lattice work just below the house.A short distance from the spring, a stone wall covered with twelve large metal grids comes into view. The grids are a fairly recent addition...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Meryemana is situated at the distance of 7-9 km from Selcuk and Ephesus. So I searched Meryemana in the VT database in the Turkish province of Izmir Ili where Selcuk and Ephesus are located. But I failed! I repeated searching and found that there are two Meryemana in VT...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Did Virgin Mary spend here last days and died here? Nobody knows it exactly still. Everybody knows the official version that she lived Jerusalem and died there. Her tomb is located in the Kedron Valley. But if it isn't so? Even Catholic Popes are in hesitation. Pope Leo XIII...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: A German nun Catherine Emmerich (1773-1824) claimed that she had visions and dreams of Virgin Mary living in a small stone house near Ephesus even though the nun had never left Germany. Following her descriptions it was discovered the foundations of the house in 1891, which...
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The classic keyhole-shaped baptismal pool is located at the Meryemana Avenue.
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It is believed by many Christians and Muslims that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this place by Saint John and lived in the stone house until her Assumption into Heaven according to Catholics...
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based on the directions of a reported 19th century visionary, this is the house where st. john the apostle brought the blessed virgin and where she lived until her assumption to heaven. i was truly...
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