Seven Churches archaeological circuit in Turkey
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The Seven Churches archaeological circuit in Turkey is a historical and religious travel route that links the sites of the seven early Christian communities in Asia Minor addressed in the Book of Revelation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pilgrimage route
ⓘ
religious travel route ⓘ tourist itinerary ⓘ |
| attracts |
Christian pilgrims
ⓘ
archaeology tourists ⓘ religious tourists ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Ephesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laodicea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyatira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
biblical archaeology
ⓘ
early Christian heritage ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
archaeological sightseeing
ⓘ
biblical study tours ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Roman-period archaeological structures
ⓘ
ancient city ruins ⓘ early Christian remains ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Akhisar (ancient Thyatira)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaşehir (ancient Philadelphia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ephesus archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Izmir (ancient Smyrna) NERFINISHED ⓘ Laodicea on the Lycus archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Sart (ancient Sardis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Christianity ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Greek (ancient)
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
New Testament
ⓘ
Revelation 1–3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Aegean Region of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christian pilgrimage in Turkey
ⓘ
Seven churches of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical tourism in Turkey ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theme | letters to the seven churches of Asia ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
faith-based tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thyatira