Missionary Journeys Of St. Paul

Missionary Journeys of St. Paul

During one of his missionary journeys St. Paul visited Ephesus in Turkey.
He stays in the city about three years (Acts 19:1-20). In Ephesus Paul discovers twelve believers who were baptized but who did'nt as yet have God's spirit. Paul baptizes them in His name and they receive God's Holy Spirit (Acts 19:1-7).

Seven Churches of Revelation

Seven Churches of Revelation

In looking at the letters to the 7 Churches, we see the Lord speaking directly to the 7 Churches
that existed in the Holy land at the time John lived. We also see the Lord's opinion of those Churches, and what they were doing
at the time: Ephesus, Pergamon, Laodicea, Sardis, Thyatira, Smyrna, Philadelphia churches.

Biblical Sites in Turkey

Biblical sites in Turkey

Turkey is called the Other Holy Land as it has more biblical sites than any other country in the Middle East.
Antioch - the place where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians; Tarsus - where Apostle Paul was born and many others..

Major Christian Saints

Major Christian Saints

The following saints, bishops and martyrs were either born, or lived, or martyred in Asia Minor, leaving their names in the Christian History.

Adrian and Natalia
Alexis
Aquia
Athanasius
Barbara
Barnabas
Basil
Carpus and Papylus
Daniel the Stylite
Dorothy
Ephraem
Euphemia
Euphrasia
Eusebius
Euthymius
Flavian
Forty Martyrs
George St.
Gerasimus
Germanus
Gregory of Nazianus
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Sinai
Gregory the Enlightener
Helena the Empress
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Constantinople
Irenaeus
Joannicius
John Chrysostom
John St.
John of Antioch
Justin
Lucian of Antioch
Luke the Evangelis
Macrina the Younger
Mamas
Marcellus the Righteous
Marcion
Margaret
Marina
Mary the Virgin
Maximus the confessor
Mercury
Methodius Constantinople
Methodius of Olympia
Narses the First
Nestorius
Nicephorus of Antioch
Nicephorus Constantinople Nicetas
Nicholas
Nilus of Ancyra
Olympias
Pantelon
Papylus
Paul St.
Pelagia of Antioch
Pelagia of Tarsus
Philip the Apostle
Philip of Heraclia
Phocas
Photius
Pionius
Polycarp
Pulcheria
Seven Sleepers
Simon the Stylite
Simeon the Theologian
Stephen the Younger
Thecla
Theodore St.
Theodore of Sykeon
Theodore the Studite
Timothy