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
Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos by Hieronymus Bosch, 1488
Nicolas Poussin's Landscape with Saint John on Patmos (1640)
Zampieri St John Evangelist
Book of Revelation
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The Book of Revelation, also known as the Book of the Apocalypse or the Apocalypse of John, is canonically the last book of the New Testament. Written in Greek, its title is derived from the first wor
Revelation 13:16–14:4 on Papyrus 47 (recto; c. 250 AD)
Revelation 1:4–7 on Papyrus 18 (c. 300 AD)
Frontispiece to the Book of Revelation, Bible of San Paolo fuori le Mura, 9th century
St. John receives his Revelation, Saint-Sever Beatus, 11th century