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Travel Ephesus |
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Around Ephesus |
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Church of Virgin Marry |
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 Situated
next to the Harbour Corn Exchange, this is the first
church to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was
also where the Third Ecumenical Council was held in
431 A.D., and so is considerably important to the
development of Christian dogma.
The building in which it is housed, which is 260
m. in length and 30 m. in width, was used for
scientific training, and for the theological
training of the priests of Ephesus. The plan is that
of a triple naved building, and in the 4th century
the church was converted into a basilica with a
central nave flanked by two aisles, when an apse was
opened in the eastern I wall, and a Baptisterium
added to the north side of an atrium to the west of
the church. The central nave is the same width as
the apse, while the flanking aisles are somewhat
smaller. They are separated from the nave by two
rows of columns, with geometric-designed balustrade
panels between. There are mosaics on the floor of
the narthex, to the western tip of the building,
decorated with geometrical patterns, while the
Atrium, which has one absidal wall is paved with
stones of various kinds. The Baptisterium is
circular in plan, and contains the baptismal pool in
the centre. During the reign of the emperor
Justinian (527 -565), further alterations led to the
construction of a centrally-planned chapel
surmounted by a single dome, between the apse and
the narthex of the original church.
The cauldron in the centre was brought there from
the Harbour Baths. In the 10th century a further
church was added to the eastern front, with a small
chapel being added to the southern tip of the church
The council meeting held in this church in 431
agreed to accept as dogma the notion that Jesus, the
son of the Virgin Mary was also the Son of God. |
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Ephesus Yesterday & Today |
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