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SEVEN CHURCHES
O
ur holy trip
begins from
İzmir, formerly
named as
Smyrna. While
you trace the history of
the Christianity, you will
be fascinated by new
explorations. According to
Christianity, the angel who
inspired St. John to write
the Book of Revelation
told him to send letters to
seven churches in Smyrna,
Ephesus, Laodikeia,
Philadelphia, Thyateira,
Sardis, and Pergamon.
The angel told St. John:
“Now write what you see;
what is and what is to take
place -hereafter. As for the
mystery of the seven stars
which you saw in my right
hand; and the seven golden
lampstands, the seven stars
are the angels of the seven
churches, and the seven
lampstands are the seven
lampstands” (Rev. 1:9-10).
In nomine † Patris et † Filii
et † Spiritus Sancti. Amen.