island of Patmos

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Greek island island in the Aegean Sea

The island of Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, traditionally revered as the place where the apostle John received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → island in the Aegean Sea →
area	approximately 34 square kilometres →
associatedPerson	Apostle John → John of Patmos →
associatedWork	Book of Revelation →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
country	Greece →
currency	euro →
governedAs	municipality of Patmos →
hasBay	Skala Bay →
hasCapital	Chora →
hasHarbor	Skala harbor →
hasMonastery	Monastery of Saint John the Theologian →
hasPort	Skala port →
hasReligiousSite	Cave of the Apocalypse →
hasSettlement	Chora → Grikos → Skala →
heritageStatusReason	exceptional architectural ensemble of monastery, cave, and settlement of Chora → outstanding example of a traditional Greek Orthodox pilgrimage centre →
language	Greek →
locatedIn	Aegean Sea → Dodecanese → South Aegean administrative region →
locatedInArchipelago	Dodecanese Islands →
nearestMajorIsland	Leros → Samos →
notableFor	Byzantine and post-Byzantine architecture in Chora → monastic tradition →
partOf	North Dodecanese island group →
primaryReligion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
religiousSignificance	Christian pilgrimage site → associated with John of Patmos → traditional site of the visions of the Book of Revelation →
shape	irregular with deeply indented coastline →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time →
tourismType	cultural tourism → religious tourism →
transport	served by ferries from Piraeus → served by ferries from nearby Dodecanese islands →
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear	1999 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apostle John ("Patmos") → John of Patmos ("Patmos") → Saint John ("Patmos") →	associatedPlace
Apostle John ("Patmos") → John of Patmos →	visionLocation
Seven Churches of Asia ("Patmos") →	associatedWith
John of Patmos ("Patmos") →	associatedWithPlace
Dodecanese ("Patmos") →	contains
South Aegean ("Patmos") →	containsIsland
Aegean Sea ("Patmos") →	hasPart
Leros ("Patmos") →	nearbyIsland
Book of Revelation →	placeOfComposition
Apostle John ("Patmos") →	receivedRevelationOn
Saint John →	traditionallyBelievedToHaveWrittenRevelationOn
Apostle John ("Patmos") →	traditionallyExiledTo