Tag: Ephesus

Biblical Turkey

Pagan to Christian Asia Minor

Discover how pagan Asia Minor transitioned to Christianity. Explore the history of Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and ancient Turkey with Hasan Gülday.

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Ephesus

Ephesus Pronunciation

How to say Ephesus in English and Efes in Turkish, why the name has a "ph", and how to pronounce Ephesian, Selçuk, Kuşadası and Şirince.

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Ephesus

Heraclitus and Ephesian School

Ephesus hosted some of the best and most well-known philosophers of ancient times such as Hipponax and Heraclitus. Also, one of the most important philosophical schools of the…

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Biblical Turkey

The House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus

The House of Virgin Mary on Bülbüldağı near Ephesus: the tradition of Mary's last years with Saint John, how a German nun's visions led priests to the ruin in 1881 and 1891, the popes, Muslim pilgrims, the holy water and the wishing wall, and how to visit it with the other Christian sites of Selçuk.

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