"Paul the Apostle Paul the Apostle (; ; ; c. 5 – c. 64 or 67), commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus (; ), was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Paul is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and in the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister"
"Saint Paul's Church, Tarsus Saint Paul's Church is a former Greek Orthodox church in Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Tarsus, in the Cilicia of the antiquity, in what is now southern Turkey, was an important city during both ancient and medieval ages. The tombs of Daniel of the Bible, and the caliph Al-Ma'mun (786-833), are both in Tarsus. Saint Paul was a resident of Tarsus. He was born and lived in Tarsus as a Jew named Saul and after converting, made a number of missionary journeys during which he was arrested and beheaded by emperor Nero of Roman Empire in AD"
"the world. The Armenian Patriarch is the head of the Armenian Church in Turkey, while the Jewish community is led by the ""Hahambasi"", Turkey's Chief Rabbi, based in Istanbul. These groups have also criticized the Presidency of Religious Affairs for only financially supporting Islam in Turkey. Antioch (modern Antakya), the city where ""the disciples were first called Christians"" according to the biblical Book of Acts, is located in modern Turkey, as are most of the areas visited by St. Paul during his missions. The Epistle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Colossians, First Epistle of Peter,"
"Mausoleum of Danyal The Mousoleum of Danyal () is a small complex in Tarsus, Turkey, consisting of a mosque and a tomb, which is believed to be that of the biblical figure Daniel. Two arches of a Roman bridge were found in the basement of the mosque-tomb complex during a renovation project. Tarsus is an old city and is known as the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. The Mausoleum of Danyal, the mosque and the arches of the Roman bridge, are located in a neighborhood of the city which is full of historical buildings such as the Grand Mosque of"
"Lystra Lystra () was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned five times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by the Apostle Paul, along with Barnabas or Silas. There Paul met a young disciple, Timothy. The site of Lystra is believed to be located south of the city of Konya (Iconium in the New Testament), north of the village of Hatunsaray and some north of a small town called Akoren. A small museum within the village of Hatunsaray displays artifacts from ancient Lystra. Lystra is the ancient name of the village"
"the Deposition from the cross. Metropolis of Ephesus The Metropolis of Ephesus () was an ecclesiastical territory (metropolis) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in western Asia Minor, modern Turkey. Christianity was introduced already in the city of Ephesus in the 1st century AD by Paul the Apostle. The local Christian community comprised one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned at the Book of Revelation, written by John the Apostle. The metropolis remained active until 1922-1923. There had been a Jewish community at Ephesus for over three hundred years when Paul the Apostle visited Ephesus around 53 AD. Paul"
"New Testament study"""" He wrote in 1941: """"One hopes that some enthusiast will spend the money needed to clear up the topography of Lystra; and some fragments, at present valueless, may be completed by his discoveries"""". Lystra Lystra () was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned five times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by the Apostle Paul, along with Barnabas or Silas. There Paul met a young disciple, Timothy. The site of Lystra is believed to be located south of the city of Konya (Iconium in the New Testament),"
"Ancient road in Tarsus Ancient road ( ) at ( extending to ) is the unearthed section of an ancient road in the historical city of Tarsus, Turkey. Tarsus, an ancient city known as the birthplace of Paul the Apostle, is now a major district center in Mersin Province, Turkey. The road was accidentally unearthed in a construction pit in 1993. The construction was abandoned and the road is now surrounded by mesh wire panel for protection. The road was undoubtedly constructed during the Roman Empire period and probably in the first century AD. The width of the road is"
"Metropolis of Ephesus The Metropolis of Ephesus () was an ecclesiastical territory (metropolis) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in western Asia Minor, modern Turkey. Christianity was introduced already in the city of Ephesus in the 1st century AD by Paul the Apostle. The local Christian community comprised one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned at the Book of Revelation, written by John the Apostle. The metropolis remained active until 1922-1923. There had been a Jewish community at Ephesus for over three hundred years when Paul the Apostle visited Ephesus around 53 AD. Paul set out on his third"
"on laws directly or indirectly. Christianity has a long history in present-day Turkey, which is the birthplace of numerous Christian Apostles and Saints, such as Paul of Tarsus, Timothy, Nicholas of Myra, Polycarp of Smyrna and many others. Saint Peter founded one of the first churches in Antioch (Antakya), the location of which is regarded by tradition as the spot where he first preached the Gospel, and where the followers of Jesus were called ""Christians"" for the first time in history. The house where Virgin Mary lived the final days of her life until her Assumption (according to Catholic doctrine)"
"Saint Paul Trail The Saint Paul Trail is a long-distance footpath in Turkey, approximately 500 km long. The trail begins in Perge, about 10 km to east of Antalya, and it ends in Yalvaç, Isparta, northeast of Lake Eğirdir. A second branch starts at the Oluk Köprüsü (Roman Bridge over the Köprülü River), 100 km north-east of Antalya, and joins the main route at the ancient Roman site of Adada. The name of the trail is derived from the fact that a part of it follows the route Saint Paul the Apostle took on his first missionary journey to Anatolia."
"visited by the Apostle Paul. There is a present-day village called ""Klistra"" near Gökyurt, a village of the Meram district of Konya province. Ancient ruins can be seen near Klistra, including a church with a big cross marked on the wall, a winery, house-like buildings, and the ruins of a city located over the top of a hill which is locally called ""Alusumas"", where another ruined church ruin can be seen. According to local people, the less-visible city was constructed over the hill to hide from enemies of ancient Anatolia. This site is still awaiting excavation. Lystra is located on"
"Tarsus Old Mosque Tarsus Old Mosque () is a mosque converted from a historic church located in Tarsus of Mersin Province, southern Turkey. The mosque is in the urban fabric of Tarsus at . It is on the main road of Tarsus. The mosque was built as a church. The name of the church was probably ""Saint Paul Cathedral"" honoring Paul the Apostle, who was a resident of Tarsus. (not to be confused with Saint Paul's Church, Tarsus). It was built in 1102, during the late Byzantine period when the city was captured by the First Crusade from the Seljuk"
"was the scene of the first meeting between Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. Located on the mouth of the Berdan River (Cydnus in antiquity), which empties into the Mediterranean, Tarsus is a junction point of land and sea routes connecting the Cilician plain (today called Çukurova), central Anatolia and the Mediterranean sea. The climate is typical of the Mediterranean region, with very hot summers and chilly, damp winters. Tarsus has a long history of commerce, and is still a commercial centre today, trading in the produce of the fertile Çukurova plain; also Tarsus is"
"in history, as well as being the site of one of the earliest and oldest surviving churches, established by Saint Peter himself. For a thousand years, the Hagia Sophia was the largest church in the world. Turkey is also home to the Seven Churches of Asia, where the Revelation to John was sent. Apostle John is reputed to have taken Virgin Mary to Ephesus in western Turkey, where she spent the last days of her life in a small house, known as the House of the Virgin Mary, which still survives today and has been recognized as a holy site"
"of the previous bath-gymnasium complex was changed into a synagogue. Sardis Sardis () or Sardes (; Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 ""Sfard""; ""Sardeis""; ; ""Sfarad"") was an ancient city at the location of modern ""Sart"" (Sartmahmut before 19 October 2005) in Turkey's Manisa Province. Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times. As one of the seven churches of Asia, it was addressed by John, the author of the Book"
"Sardis Sardis () or Sardes (; Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 ""Sfard""; ""Sardeis""; ; ""Sfarad"") was an ancient city at the location of modern ""Sart"" (Sartmahmut before 19 October 2005) in Turkey's Manisa Province. Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times. As one of the seven churches of Asia, it was addressed by John, the author of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, in terms which seem"
"Diocese of Hierapolis The Diocese of Hierapolis in Phrygia, was a Christian bishopric in Phrygia (modern central Turkey). Through the influence of the Christian apostle Paul, a church was founded at Hierapolis while he was at Ephesus. The Christian apostle Philip spent the last years of his life here. The town's martyrium was alleged to have been built upon the spot where Philip was crucified in AD 80. His daughters were also said to have acted as prophetesses in the region. During the 4th century, Christianity had become the dominant religion and begun suppressing other faiths in the area. A"
"of the Roman Empire, after Rome, Ephesus and Alexandria. It was in the city of Antioch (modern day Antakya in southeast Turkey) that Christians were first so called (). According to church tradition, Saint Peter established the church in Antioch, and was the city's first bishop, before going to Rome to found the Church there. Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 107), counted as the third bishop of the city, was a prominent apostolic father. By the 4th century, the bishop of Antioch had become the most senior bishop in a region covering modern-day eastern Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, Syria,"
"Saint Paul Church (Adana) St. Paul Church, alternatively known as the ""Bebekli Kilise"", is a Roman Catholic Church in Adana. The church was built as an Armenian Apostolic Church in 1870, and handed over to the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia in 1915, after the Ottoman deportation of the city's large Armenian community over the course of Armenian Genocide. St. Paul Church is located close to the 5 Ocak Square, off the Cemal Gürsel Street. The 2.5 meter high bronze statue of Mary resembled a baby to the people walking by and the church became known as the ""Church with Baby"""
"the consumption of idol meat with idolatry, but Paul seems more lenient regarding its consumption in 8:1–13 and 10:23–11:1. Such views are rejected by other scholars who give arguments for the unity of 8:1–11:1. About the year AD 50, towards the end of his second missionary journey, Paul founded the church in Corinth, before moving on to Ephesus, a city on the west coast of today's Turkey, about 180 miles by sea from Corinth. From there he traveled to Caesarea, and Antioch. Paul returned to Ephesus on his third missionary journey and spent approximately three years there (Acts 19:8, 19:10,"
"(Bebekli Kilise). The church is currently serves to the Catholic and the Orthodox Community of Adana. The garden of the church is converted into a car parking to raise income for the church. Saint Paul Church (Adana) St. Paul Church, alternatively known as the ""Bebekli Kilise"", is a Roman Catholic Church in Adana. The church was built as an Armenian Apostolic Church in 1870, and handed over to the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia in 1915, after the Ottoman deportation of the city's large Armenian community over the course of Armenian Genocide. St. Paul Church is located close to the 5"
"and waterworks, a gymnasium on the banks of the Cydnus, and a stadium. Tarsus was later eclipsed by nearby Adana, but remained important as a port and shipyard. Several Roman emperors were interred here: Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Maximinus II, and Julian the Apostate, who planned to move his capital here from Antioch if he returned from his Persian expedition. Tarsus was the city where, according to the Acts of the Apostles, ""Saul of Tarsus"" was born, but he was ""brought up"" () in Jerusalem. Paul was a Roman citizen (Acts 21:39; Acts 22: 25-29) ""from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen"
"Trogyllium Trogyllium, Strogyllium or Stogyllium was a mainland coastal location in modern Turkey, near to the Greek island of Samos. It is mentioned in some versions of , as a place where Luke the Evangelist, Paul the Apostle and their companions stayed during their southbound maritime journey from Assos to Rhodes. The King James Version and the Geneva Bible mention this stop-over point: 'the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium' but the American Standard Version, the New International Version and the Good News Translation do not include this phrase, following the Alexandrian texts which omit the"
"of the second Persian Empire (224-651). Another possible location for Ur of the Chaldees (Ur Kasdim) is the ancient Assyrian and Seleucid city Edessa, now called Şanlıurfa. According to some Jewish traditions, this is the site where Abraham was cast into a furnace by Nimrod as punishment for his monotheistic beliefs, but miraculously escaped unscathed. The Turkish name for the city, ""Urfa"", is derived from the earlier Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (Orhāy) and Greek (Orrha), the city being a major centre of Assyrian-Syriac Christianity. Islamic tradition holds that the site of Abraham's birth is a cave situated near the center of Şanlıurfa."
"explains: Cape Baba Cape Baba (, ), is the westernmost point of the Anatolian part of Turkey, making it the westernmost point of Asia. It is located at the village of Babakale (""Father Castle""), Ayvacık, Çanakkale, in the historical area of the Troad. There was a lighthouse at Cape Baba that was called ""Lekton"" (Latinized as ""Lectum"") in classical times, anglicised as ""Cape Lecture"".> The Acts of the Apostles records a journey around the Cape from Troas to Assos undertaken by Luke the Evangelist and his companions, while Paul the Apostle took the journey over land (). The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible"
"most of the bishops consecrated by the Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch between the ninth and twelfth centuries. Twenty-eight Syriac Orthodox patriarchs sat during this period, and in many cases Michael was able to list the names of the bishops consecrated during their reigns, their monasteries of origin, and the place where they were consecrated. For the thirteenth century, Michael's lists are supplemented by several references in other Syriac Orthodox narrative sources. Tarsus, famed in Christian tradition as the birthplace of Saint Paul, was the metropolis of the Chalcedonian ecclesiastical province of Cilicia Prima. It was an obvious site for"
"Paul (Yazigi) Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo (born 1959) is the metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria, of the Church of Antioch. Born in 1959 in the coastal city of Latakia (Syria) into a very devout Christian family, he was active in the church as a youth. After graduating in 1985 from the Tishreen University in Civil Engineering degree, he was ordained a deacon and studied theology at the University of Thessaloniki, gaining a bachelor degree in 1989, a Master's degree in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy. He also studied at Mount Athos. Paul was ordained to the priesthood"
"Bürücek and Kızıldağ in Adana Province, Zorkun in Osmaniye Province and Soğukoluk in Hatay Province are the popular high plain resorts of Çukurova which are often crowded in summer. There are a few hotels and camping sites in the Tekir plateau. Lying at a crossroads of three major religions, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the region is home to numerous landmarks that are important for people of faith. Tarsus is the birthplace of St. Paul, who returned to the city after his conversion. The city was a stronghold of Christians after his death. Ashab-ı Kehf cavern, one of the locations"
"Mersin Province The Mersin Province () is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region, that covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay. As of 1933, there were two separate provinces, namely İçel and Mersin, on the territory of today's Mersin Province when the Mersin Province was abolished and merged with the İçel Province but the seat of the latter was moved"
"his old religion in favour of Christianity. Barnabas is traditionally identified as the founder of the Cypriot Orthodox Church. Damascus is the capital of Syria and claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. According to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul was converted on the Road to Damascus. In the three accounts (, , ), he is described as being led by those he was traveling with, blinded by the light, to Damascus where his sight was restored by a disciple called Ananias (who, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, is thought to have been the first"
"Dorylaeum Dorylaeum or Dorylaion (), called ""Şarhöyük"" in Turkish language, was an ancient city in Anatolia. It is now an archaeological site located near the city of Eskişehir, Turkey. Its original location was about 10 km southwest of Eskişehir, at a place now known as Karaca Hisar; about the end of the fourth century B.C. it was moved to a location north of modern Eskişehir. The city existed under the Phrygians but may have been much older. It was a Roman trading post. It also was probably a key city of the route the Apostle Paul took on his Second"
"Constantinople in 1864. One church minister said ""We wanted the Turks first to become Armenian"". Hagop A. Chakmakjian commented that ""the implication was that to be Christian meant to be identified with the Armenian people"". The Christian population of the West Syriac Rite probably has the most regional influence in Turkey, as its population wasn't confined to or was centered in Istanbul like the rest of the Christian communities of Turkey were. Active churches are located in Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Adiyaman, and Elazig. There are many both active and inactive churches in the traditionally Neo-Aramaic area of Tur Abdin, which is"