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M. M. NINAN
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In 1863 the British Museum sent John Turtle Wood, an architect, to search for the
temple. After many years of toil and stress, in 1869, he hit the bottom of a muddy
twenty-foot deep test pit and found the temple that was long lost. The remains of
some of the portions were shipped to British Museum where they can be viewed
even today.
Today the site of the temple is a marshy field. A single column still remain to
remind visitors of a temple that once was.
Paul, Appolos, Priscilla Aquilla and John were the early builders of this church in Ephesus.
This was John’s home town to his end where he returned from Patmos and died a natural
death..
Mary of the Great
It was at Ephesus that the Christian church declared Mary to be the "the Godbearer"
in 431 A.D. This move was intended to legitimize Christianity in the eyes
of the people of Asia Minor. Prior to 431 A.D Mary was not recognized by the
Christian church.