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| − | '''Patmos''' is an island in Greece, midway between Samos and Kos in the Aegean Sea, where [[John]] was exiled during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domition in A.D. 95. | + | '''Patmos''' is an island in [[Greece]], midway between Samos and Kos in the [[Aegean Sea]], where [[John]] was exiled during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domition in A.D. 95. The Monastery of St. John the Evangelist and the Cave of St. John are there today, under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church, and welcome pilgrimages. |
[[John]] reportedly received a vision in the cave and wrote the [[Book of Revelation]] there.<ref>http://www.greeka.com/dodecanese/patmos/patmos/patmos-book-revelation.htm</ref> | [[John]] reportedly received a vision in the cave and wrote the [[Book of Revelation]] there.<ref>http://www.greeka.com/dodecanese/patmos/patmos/patmos-book-revelation.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Chorá]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://www.patmos.gr/?lang=en Official website of the island of Pátmos] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Patmos is an island in Greece, midway between Samos and Kos in the Aegean Sea, where John was exiled during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domition in A.D. 95. The Monastery of St. John the Evangelist and the Cave of St. John are there today, under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church, and welcome pilgrimages.
John reportedly received a vision in the cave and wrote the Book of Revelation there.[1]