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IZMIR - BERGAMA - AKHISAR - SART - ALASEHIR - ESKIHISAR - EFES
       
Seven Churches, are mentioned in the New Testament's Book of Revelation by St. John the Evangelist. These seven cities played an important role in the expansion of early Christianity westward from the Holy Land.
       
1. IZMIR - (SMYRNA)
"Pearl of the Aegean" is set on the East coastline. It was in this region, a land of "eternal spring and harmony," that the foundations of western civilization were laid. It is said that Homer was born here. The Church of St. Polycarp, the "anchor" of the Seven Churches, is the oldest church in Izmir.
 
2. BERGAMA - (PERGAMUM)
It was a great center for culture, art, civilization and medicine, and survives as one of Turkey's finest archaeological sites. The Red Basilica here is the oldest of the city's remaining churches.

 
3. AKHISAR - (THYATIRA)
A modern town, is surrounded by vineyards. Lydia of Thyatira, a merchant of rare purple dye, is mentioned in the Book of Acts (16:14) as meeting St. Paul. The remains of the Basilica of Thyatira are in the center of the town.
 
4. SART - (SARDIS)

It was the rich capital of the kingdom of Lydia, graced by monumental buildings such as the Temple of Artemis, the mint, a gold smelter, rows of shops, a gymnasium, and a grand synagogue, the oldest parts of which date from the 4th century BC. The Temple of Artemis was converted to a church after the rise of Christianity.

 

5. ALASEHIR - (PHILADELFIA)
The City of Brotherly Love, in ancient times, symbolizes the humanity and tolerance of the ancient and modern peoples of Anatolia. St. John had only good things to say about its inhabitants. In the Bes Eylul district there are remains of a Byzantine basilica.
 
6. ESKIHISAR
This was Laodicea, near the present-day spa resort of Pamukkale. Extensive ruins cover several hillsides. It was to the Laodiceans that St. John the Divine wrote "Behold, I stand at the door and knock."

 
 

7. EFES
Ancient Ephesus is among the most important and popular tourist destinations in Turkey. Many of the city's graceful buildings survive. Dedicated to Artemis, the ancient city boasted a gigantic temple to the goddess that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Tradition has it that St.John brought the Virgin Mary to Ephesus after the Crucifixion, and that she lived in a small stone house. Now a popular place of pilgrimage for Christians and Muslims, the house has received the official sanction of the Vatican. A commemoration service is held annually on August 15th, the Feast of the Virgin. The Third Ecumenical Council was held in the Basilica of he Virgin Mary in Ephesus in 431 AD. In the modern town of Selcuk, adjoining ancient Ephesus, stand the Basilica of St. John, said to have been constructed above the saint's tomb.
 

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