Church of Mary
The Church of Mary was an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos, located in Ephesus. It is also known as the Church of the Councils because two councils of importance to the history of Early Christianity are assumed to have been held within.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ephesus and Library of Celsus.
Ephesus
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with magnificent Roman ruins. It's in the Central Aegean region of Turkey 4 km west of Selçuk and 19 km northeast of the beach resort of Kuşadası.
Library of Celsus
Ruins
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey. Library of Celsus is situated 660 metres south of Church of Mary.
Theatre Gymnasium
Ruins
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Theatre Gymnasium is a ruins, which is situated 370 metres southeast of Church of Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çamlık and Şirince.
Çamlık
Village
Photo: warrenlemay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Çamlık is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Church of Mary.
Şirince
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Şirince, formerly Kirkince or Çirkince, is a village nestled in the hills in Central Aegean Region, Turkey, 15 minutes from Selçuk, 20 minutes from the ancient site of Ephesus. Şirince today is very popular with Turkish tourists, especially on weekends.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 922. Yeniköy is situated 9 km south of Church of Mary.
Church of Mary
- Type: Ruins
- Description: very large church complex and adjoining buildings in Ephesus
- Categories: church, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.94504° or 37° 56′ 42″ northLongitude
27.33941° or 27° 20′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8G99W8WQ+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 58942085OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2450228
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Church of Mary” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mariaren eliza (Efeso)”
- Basque: “Mariaren eliza”
- Dutch: “kerk van Maria”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Maria”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه مريم”
- Finnish: “Marian kirkko”
- French: “Église de la Vierge Marie d’Éphèse”
- French: “église de la Vierge Marie”
- German: “Marienkirche”
- Greek: “Βασιλικής της Παναγίας”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Maria”
- Italian: “chiesa di Maria”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Maria”
- Russian: “Церковь Богородицы в Эфесе”
- Spanish: “iglesia de María”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de María”
- Turkish: “Meryem Kilisesi”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Богородиці в Ефесі”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Богородиці”
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