Mary's House

Tradition holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, lived out her last years with the apostle John, in a small house hidden in the hills above Ephesus. This is believed to be the place.
The current building on the site is a chapel built on the foundation found here. A close look at the building will show a slight color difference between the original stone foundation and the later chapel. In the background of the 3rd picture is a worship service, as it was a Sunday. What surprised me was that it was not an Orthodox service but s Roman Catholic mass. And it was being said in English. 4th is the location of the spring that made living here possible. 5th is an ancient cistern. Last is a statue of Mary, presented by a Christan group in the US.Read more