Cave of the Apocalypse
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The Cave of the Apocalypse is located approximately halfway up the mountain on the Aegean island of Patmos, along the road between the villages of Chóra and Skala. This grotto marks the spot where St.
The entrance to the Apocalypse complex
Mosaic above the entrance to the Cave of the Apocalypse, depicting, according to the text near the top of the mosaic, "Ὁ Ἅγιος Ιωάννης ο Θεολόγος" ("Saint John the Theologian") and his disciple Prochoros, who transfers John's visions into writing
Interior of the church
Main iconostases of the church
John of Patmos
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John of Patmos is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:9 states that John was on Patmos, an Aegean island off the coast of Roman Asia, where according to
Cave of the Apocalypse
…halfway up the mountain on the Aegean island of Patmos, along the road between the villages of Chóra and Skala. This grotto marks the spot where St. John of Patmos received his visions that he recorded in the Book of Revelation. It became a location of Christian pilgrimage and is recognized as a Greek Orthodox…
Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos by Hieronymus Bosch, 1488
Nicolas Poussin's Landscape with Saint John on Patmos (1640)
Zampieri St John Evangelist