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Island of Patmos

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The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos represent a traditional Greek Orthodox pilgrimage centre.

The Cave of the Apocalypse is venerated by both Catholics and Eastern Orthodox as the place where St. John the Apostle had his visions around 95 CE. A fortified monastery dedicated to him was added in 1088. The associated settlement of Chorá dates from late medieval times and includes mostly 17th-century small churches and residential houses.

Community Perspective: Patmos Island is reachable by ferries from Rhodes, Mykonos and Samos, and a bus awaits for the uphill transfer to Chora. The sites can even be covered on a day trip, but when you stay overnight you can enjoy the rest of this pretty island.

Site Info

Official Information
Full Name
Historic Centre (Chora) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos (ID: 942)
Country
Greece
Status
Inscribed 1999 Site history
History of Island of Patmos
1999: Inscribed
Inscribed
Type
Cultural
Criteria
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  • iv
  • vi
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Community Information

  • Community Category
  • Religious structure: Christian
Travel Information
Needs a Ferry
Needs a Ferry
Ferry from Piraeus or Samos
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Trivia
History
  • Byzantine Empire and Civilization
    A major centre of worship in the Aegean archipelago, it is an ark of the Byzantine and Neo-Hellenic Orthodox tradition.. Pátmos may said to be the last living home of the Byzantine civilization which left Constantinople in 1453. (AB ev)
  • Republic of Venice
    The island was captured by the Venetians in 1208. It is around this period that the oldest settlement on Pátmos was founded, that of Chorá (AB ev)
Architecture
World Heritage Process
Religion and Belief
  • Legends and Folk Myths
    Mythology tells of how Patmos existed as an island at the bottom of the sea and how the island emerged from the water by intervention of Zeus.
  • 12 Apostles
    John of Patmos, the author of the Book of Revelation, was traditionally believed to be the same person as both John, the apostle of Jesus and John the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of John. Some biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals.
  • Nunneries
    Convent of Zoodochos Pigi
  • Christian Pilgrimage Sites
    Exceptional example of a traditional Greek Orthodox pilgrimage centre (AB ev)
  • Mentioned in the Bible
    Revelation 1 9 - John receives the Revelation
  • Saints' Caves
    Cave of the Apocalypse where St John "the Theologian" received the "Book of Revelation"

    See en.wikipedia.org

Human Activity
  • Piracy
    1272 attacked by pirates (nom file)
Constructions
  • Cisterns
    Under the monastery (nom file)
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Science and Technology
  • Libraries
    Monastery: containing some two thousand printed books and over a thousand manuscripts, many of them of great antiquity and beauty (AB ev)
Visiting conditions
WHS Names
  • Longest WHS names
    Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos - 107 letters
News
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