House of the Virgin Mary

Way at the top of the mountain above the Ephesus ancient city is a park said to have the house where the Virgin Mary lived her final years. There is of course no proof of this and a good article is found here:
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/house-vir…

In any event, it has become a pilgrimage site for many and is constantly busy with visitors who come to pray at the shrine (no photos allowed) or tie wishes to the wall with ribbons

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