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The Basilica of Saint John, Ephesus St, John
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The Basilica of Saint John (St. John Basilica)

It is believed that the evangelist St. John had spent his last
years in the region around Ephesus and buried in the southern
slope of Ayosolug Hill. Three hundred years after the death of Saint
Paul, a small chapel was constructed over the grave in the 4th century.
The church was changed into a marvelous basilica during the region of
Emperor Justinian (527 -565 AD).
The monumental basilica was in the shape of a cross and was covered with
six domes. Its construction, being of stone and brick, is an extremely
rare find amongst the architecture of its time. Raised by two steps and
covered with marble, the tomb of St John
was
under the central dome, that was once carried by the four columns at the
corners. The columns in the courtyard reveals the monograms of Emperor
Justinian and his wife Theodora. Constructed in the
5th century AD,
the baptistery is north of the nave, with its key hole shape. Rampart
walls around the church were constructed for protection from the Arabian
attracts in the 7th - 8th centuries
AD. The impressive 10th century AD
frescoes representing St John, Jesus and a Saint,
ornament the chapel. With the invasion of Turks, the chapel was
used as a mosque in the 14th
century; unfortunately Basilica of Saint John became unusable due to the
serious earthquake in the same century.

The excavations around the Basilica of Saint John has been
continuing under the supervision of Ekrem Akurgal since
1973, with the financial supports of
George B. Quatman.
This church was built over the tomb of St. John.
The presently-visible church is cruciform and roofed with six massive
domes, and was donated by the Emperor Justinian and his
wife
Theodora. The capitals facing the nave (central aisle)
bear their monograms.
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