House of the Virgin Mary of Ephesus (Meryem Ana Evi)
On the Mount of the Nightingale (Bülbüldağı), next to the ruins of Ephesus (Turkey), the small stone house is venerated which tradition points out as the home where the Virgin Mary spent her last years in the care of the Apostle Saint John. The Turks call it Meryem Ana Evi, "the House of Mother Mary."
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The place was located in 1881 by French abbot Julien Gouyet and rediscovered in 1891 by the Lazarist parents of Esmirna, following the descriptions of the visions of Blessed Ana Catalina Emmerick.
- Leo XIII blessed the pilgrimage in 1896, and the sanctuary was visited by three potatoes: Paul VI (1967), John Paul II (1979) and Benedict XVI (2006).
- The feast of the Assumption is held there every 15 August; Muslims also participate, who venerate Mary as Meryem Ana. It is a unique case of shared Marian devotion.
- The Church has not officially spoken about the authenticity of the house: its recognition is devotional. The pilgrims leave their requests written in the so-called "wall of desires."
House of the Virgin Mary (Ephesus)
The house was acquired and restored at the end of the 19th century on the initiative of Sister Marie de Mandat- Grancey. Today it is one of the great destinations of Marian pilgrimage in Asia Minor, visited by millions of people of all beliefs.
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