Based on the documents of the Council of Ephesus in at least 431 AD, St. It is accepted that Jean came to Ephesus in 37-48 AD with the Virgin Mary and lived and died here. on the cross Jesus entrusted his mother to his favorite young apostle, St. Jean, and after that the apostle housed him in his own home. Those who believed in this view later realized that the two were inseparable and that It is said that when St. Jean came to Ephesus, the Virgin Mary came with him.

It is known that Sait Jean has been in Asia since 67. However, Paulus Ms. He came to Ephesus between 55-58 years and was previously St. New congregations were added to the original congregations created by Jean. After 67 St. Beginning to preach the Gospel with Peter, St. Jean wanted to be killed twice by the Emperor Domitian in Ephesus and managed to escape with miracles in both times. Later, he was exiled to Patmos Island and returned to Ephesus in 95 AD.

St. Jean, who spent his last years in Ephesus, wrote his Bible and letters here. St. Jean, who died here at the age of about 100, was buried here in accordance with his will. In the period when Christianity began to spread, a Martyrion (Mausoleum) was built on his grave. Later, this monumental tomb was enclosed in a wooden roofed basilica.

According to written sources, the wooden-roofed basilica in which St Jean's tomb is located is out of use in the 6th century. In place of this basilica, Emperor Justinian the Great and Empress Thedora built a six-domed church, the ruins of which can be seen today. This cross-planned church is the largest religious building built in Ephesus after the Temple of Artemis.

St. Jean's Church became a "church of the cross" frequented by Christian pilgrims in the Middle Ages. According to written documents, it is in need of repair in the 12th century. When the last Ephesus was conquered by the Turks in 1304, a part of the church was used as a mosque and the building was destroyed by a great earthquake in 1370.

Within the church;

• Nartex
• Naves
• Ambon
• Bema and Synthronon
• Apsis and Transepts
• Treasury
• Baptisterion
• Atrium     sections are included.

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