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The seven churches are named for their locations. The Book of Revelation provides descriptions of each Church. Ephesus (Revelation 2:1–7): known for having laboured hard and not fainted, and separating themselves from the wicked; admonished for having forsaken its first love (2:4)
Christian canon identifies the Epistle to the Ephesians as a letter to the church in Ephesus, and John mentions the church as one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation. In Revelation ( 2:1–3 ), the church's perseverance, scrutiny toward alleged apostles and hatred of the Nicolatians are lauded, but the church is said to have ...
The church's interior would have been covered in frescoes. Hypatius, bishop of Ephesus, was known for advocating the use of icons [7] in the church. After the completion of the church, the interior was covered by icons, representations of saints, and scenes from the Old and New Testaments. [7]
Ephesus was a recipient city of one of the Pauline epistles and one of the seven churches of Asia addressed in the Book of Revelation. [9] The Gospel of John may have been written there, [ 10 ] and it was the site of several 5th-century Christian Councils ( Council of Ephesus ).
According to Revelation 2:6 and 15, [1] they were known in the cities of Ephesus and Pergamum. In this chapter, the church at Ephesus is endorsed for "[hating] the works of the Nicolaites, which I also hate"; and the church in Pergamos is rebuked: "So thou hast also some [worshiping in their midst] who hold the teaching of the Nicolaites".
Around 500, the church was expanded into a monumental cathedral, whose apse and pillars partially still stand today on the site. The church served as a cathedral and was the seat of the Bishop of Ephesus throughout Late Antiquity. An inscription in the Church of Mary indicates there was an even more ancient Synagogue in Ephesus. [2] [3]
The Church of Smyrna was also one of the Seven Churches of Asia, mentioned at the New Testament, Book of Revelation, written by John of Patmos. [1] In ca. 110 AD, Ignatius of Antioch wrote a number of epistles among them to the people of Smyrna and its bishop, Polycarp. The latter martyred during the middle of the 2nd century AD. [3]
The Synod of Elvira (306 AD - 312 AD) "prohibited the exhibition of images in churches". [2] However, since the 3rd century AD, images have been used within Christian worship within parts of Christendom, [3] although some ancient Churches, such as the Church of the East, have apparently long traditions of not using images. [4]