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St. John of Patmos (also known as John the Revelator, John the Divine, or John the Theologian) was a member of Jesus Christ's inner circle (The Twelve Disciples). [5] The Roman Empire deemed the early Christians as a strange cult and were recognized as troublesome individuals and potential issues for the Empire.
Saint John on the island of Patmos . Depicted people: John the Evangelist : Date: 1540s : Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: overall: 237.6 x 263 cm (93 9/16 x 103 9/ ...
Patmos (Greek: Πάτμος, pronounced) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea.It is famous as the location where John of Patmos received the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, and where the book was written.
Patmos seems like any other holiday island in Greece, but it isn’t. This secluded destination is where St. John had visions that inspired the Book of Revelation and its apocalyptic foretelling ...
Illustration from the Bamberg Apocalypse of the Son of Man among the seven lampstands The Vision of John on Patmos by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1860). John's vision of the Son of Man, also known as John’s Vision of Christ, is a vision described in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 1:9–20) in which the author, identified as John, sees a person he describes as one "like the Son of Man" ().
John is considered to have been exiled to Patmos during a time of persecution under the Roman rule of Domitian in the late 1st century. Revelation 1:9 states: "I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation... was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."
According to legend, Saint John was exiled to Patmos during the persecutions under Emperor Domitian.There, he is thought to have written the Book of Revelation, although some attribute the authorship of Revelation to another man, called John the Presbyter, or to other writers of the late first century AD. [4]
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