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VIRGIN MARY'S HOUSE

It is about 9kms/ 7miles far way on the top of the mount Nightingale and takes half an hour drive from Selçuk town. The house is over 1200 feet / 300 meters from the sea level  among the pine woods. It is belived that Blessed mary has spent hin her last say in this house  and the house was noted for vatikan as one of the final resting places of Holy Mary. Three popes from Vatican, pope Paul VI in 1967, pope John Paull 2nd in 1995 and pope Bebedictus in 2008, have been to the house so far. 

IMPORTANCE OF THE HOUSE
The house  has been noted for as pilrimage center by Christians after a long research and careful inspection by Vatican in 1967 so almost  five million visitors all over the world pay a visit to the house. It has been a tradition among the Turkish moslems to visit the house because holy Mary is accepted as the mother of Jesus in Koran and Mary has a special chapter called “ Meryem’s chapter 16 th “  in Koran telling her story in fetails. Of course, Koran never indicates the place of the house where Mary lived, but it advices to the islam believers that they give a respect both mary and Jesus. While visiting the house of Mary, if you may come across with Muslims, never be surprised because they are paying their  respect to her. Turkish government and local municipality of Selçuk both pay a great attention to the house of Mary today and a father and some sisters stay in doormitories by the house. Ever Sunday at 10.30 there is a regular mass  and if the  church groups would like to have a special mess a day before their arrival,  it is oganised by the authorities during their visit.

HISTORY
“On the crucifixon  day, Jesus  was a standing on the cross with  his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the youngest saint among 12  standing by whom he much loved, he said to his mother, “ Woman, behold your son.” Then he said to the deciple, “ Behold your mother. “

This was a secret mission given to John to care for Mary till she passed away by Jesus so Mary and John came to Ephesus  six years after the crucifixon. As soon as they arrived ephesus, the atmosphere was awful  for early believers because a big percecution on Christians were going on. To save Mar’y life, a simple house  was built on the top of the mount nightingale and mary began living there with Mary Magdelena. John began advertising Christianity in Ephesus and paid a visit to the house from time to time in secretly. During his mission John refused to worship  pagan gods and emepror Domitians’s cult in Ephesus so he was sent as a prisoner to  Patmos island as punishment.

We do not know what happened to Mary after John’s exile. Alot of therioes are still told nad never ends. The strongest one depends on the theory of assumption which has been celebrated by Orthodox world for centuries. According to this theory, Mary never passed away, she was risen up to sky on the 1th of August by god.
The house ,which is open for visitors,  was dicovered after a vision done  by Anne Catherina Emmerich, a Bavarian  bed ridden lady, has never been aout of Germany in her life. She began dreaming about the house in 1895 and gave a full description of the place in details. Due to this  information, lazarists fathers, from church of Smyrna (izmir ) were able to discover the house in 1900.

After Turkish republic was proclaimed in 1923, the great restoration was begun. The house got restored by Turkish authotirites  and roof was added and repaired in 1951. Vatican noted for the house duing the offical visit of Pope Paul VI th on 26 July, 1967 and the house began visited by  millions. 

Today, it is considered as one of holy and much visited shrines of Turkey for all tye of visitors coming to Selçuk or Kuşadası. Municipality of Selçuk and ministry of Tourism are both responsible to maintain the house in good condition. The house is protected by armed soldiers of Turkish army.Whoever you are, whatever your faith is, to visit the house of Mary makes you fresh and relaxed. 

The traffic to the house may be overcrowded during the  high season, assumption day on 15 th August and on Sundays at about 10. There is a small parking lot at the entrance, a cafeteria and  restrooms in good conditions, three fountains to take some or to drink as holy water undeneath of the house and wish Wall to put the visitors’ wishes after visiting. It has been a great tradition to follow three steps among the Turkish muslims ; Visiting the hosue is the one, drinking the holy water as the second and writing the wishes is the third main steps.
Content Author   : Mahmut ÖKÇESIZ
Page Editor           : Mustafa Gökhan BULUT
Published              : 26 September 2014
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