BIBLICAL TOURS IN TURKEY
Transbalkan Travel
Service, a specialist on Biblical Tours, offering memorable journeys to the
biblical destinations located in Anatoliia.
Church of Chora - Istanbul,Turkey
Anatolia houses
many important early Chrstian sites such as the Seven
Churches mentioned in the Book of
Revelation: Ephesus, Sardis, Pergamum, Philadelphia, Smyrna, Laodicea, Thyatira.
St. Paul, one of
the leaders of the church in Antioch preached throughout Anatolia
during his 3 missionary journeys. He was born in Tarsus, located southern party
of Anatolia and travelled through important early Christian Roman cities in
Anatolia: Ephesus, Troas, Psidian Antioch, Lystra, Derbe, Perge,
Miletus...
Anatolia plays an
important role in the extention of Christianity.
Christian
word was first pronounced in Antioch. The first church
ever built is located in Antioch too.
St. John and Virgin Mary
lived in Ephesus. St. John wrote the gospel in Ephesus.
St. Nicholas who is
known as Santa Claus today was also an Anatolian who was born in the Roman city
called Myra and got the Saint title in the first Ecumenical Council held in
Nicea.
St. Luke, Timothy,
Aquilla, Priscilla, St. Paul, St. Philip, Epapharas, Philemon are just
few names mentioned in the New Testament who lived in Anatolia.
Suggested Sample Biblical Tour
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