Destination Guides Selcuk
Virgin Marys House
The House of the Virgin Mary (Turkish: Meryemana or Meryem Ana Evi, "Mother Marys House") is a Christian and Muslim shrine located on Mt. Koressos (Turkish: Bulbuldagi, "Mount Nightingale") in the vicinity of Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey (7 km from Selcuk).
It is believed by many Christians and Muslims that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by Saint John and lived there until her Assumption into Heaven according to Catholics or Dormition according to the Orthodox.
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