From Ephesus, Turkey

I received this card from Ahmetcan, a Postcrossing

user from Turkey. It is claimed that this is the house

where Mary, the mother of Jesus, lived and died after

His resurrection. Jesus had told his beloved disciple,

the apostle John, to care for His mother. Tradition

says John took Mary to his home in Ephesus. This house

is built on a foundation of a house that many believe

is the house where Mary lived. Built in a T-shape,

it has a bedroom on one side of a chapel and a small

kitchen on the other. I have always believed that

John took Mary into his own home and cared for her until

her death. Also, since there were no chapels for Christians

to worship in during the first century A.D., this house

is built on 'speculation' of what might have been.

That said, I do like the card. Thank you, Ahmetcan,

for sending me this nice card.