The veneration of Mary was allowed by church councils from early on, but it was not very long before there were attempts to ban religious images as objects of veneration. Thus, there was an acknowledgment of excess as well as a clinging to this type of piety. Eucumenical Church Councils The initial Council of JerusalemContinue reading “#17 Allowing and Banning of Religious Images in Church Councils”
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#14 Ephesian Temple of the Goddess Artemis
Apparently in the 1st century, Ephesus had 25 to 30 temples to different gods and goddesses, but the biggest temple was for the goddess Artemis. The Temple of Artemis dating from 550 BC was not only big, but it was one of the seven wonders of the world of Classical Antiquity. The statue of the LadyContinue reading “#14 Ephesian Temple of the Goddess Artemis”
#13 Assumption of the Virgin John
The Basilica of St. John was constructed in the 6th century over the burial site of John the Apostle. It is located in what is now Selcuk about 3.5 km from Ephesus and 7 km from the ‘Doorway to the Virgin’ house on Mount Koressos. From Basilica of St. John Wikipedia: Legend has it that JohnContinue reading “#13 Assumption of the Virgin John”
#12 Doorway to the Virgin
The House of the Virgin Mary is located on Mount Koressos 7 km from Selcuk. When the ruin of the first century house was found in the 19th century, it was a venerated place visited by descendants of early Christians living in a nearby mountain village. They called it ‘Doorway to the Virgin’ and went thereContinue reading “#12 Doorway to the Virgin”
#11 The Apostle John in Ephesus
Did Mary spend the last days of her life in Jerusalem or in Ephesus? If she lived in Ephesus, then the Assumption occurred in that place and not from her tomb outside the walls of Jerusalem. Apostle John and the Virgin Mary The current Roman Catholic claim is that as it is known that theContinue reading “#11 The Apostle John in Ephesus”
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