House of the Virgin Mary

The House of Virgin Mary is 9 km from Selçuk. It is located on Bülbül Mountain, at a distance. 4 or 6 years after Jesus' death, St. It is known that John brought the Virgin Mary to Ephesus. In 1891, Lazarist priests, upon the dream of German nun A.Katherina Emmerick, revealed that this is the house where the Virgin Mary spent her last days.

This event has been a brand new discovery in the world of Christianity and has shed light on the whole world of religion. This cross-planned and domed structure was later restored. After the visit of Pope Paul VI in 1967, rituals are held every year on the 15th day of August in the house, which is also considered sacred by Muslims, and these rituals attract great attention.

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