What is The House of the Virgin Mary?
[[File:House of the Virgin Mary.jpg|thumb|House of the Virgin Mary]] [[File:Wishes papers in House of Virgin Mary, Meryemana Turkey.jpg|thumb|Wishes on a wall, near the House of the Virgin Mary]] '''The House of the Virgin Mary''' (Turkish: '''Meryem Ana Evi''') is a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]] [[shrine]] on Mount Ala dağı also Bülbül dağı<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hzmeryemanaevi.com/en/ | title=Hz. Meryem Ana Evi &#124; Efes - Selçuk / İZMİR }}</ref> near [[Ephesus]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/house-virgin-mary-ephesus | title=House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus &#124; Turkish Archaeological News }}</ref> {{Convert|7|km}} from Selçuk in [[Turkey]]. The house was discovered in the 19th century when the directions were followed in the alleged visions of the blessed Anna Katharina Emmerich (1774–1824),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20041003_emmerick_en.html | title=Anna Katharina Emmerick (1774-1824), biography }}</ref> a Roman Catholic nun. These visions were published as a book after her death by Clemens Brentano. The [[Catholic Church]] never let him out in favor or against the authenticity of the house, but [[pilgrims]] have visited the place regularly since its discovery. [[Pope John Paul II]] [[Beatification|beatified]] Emmerich on October 3, 2004. Catholic pilgrims visit the house in the belief that [[Mary, mother of Jesus]], was taken there by John and that she lived there until her ascension. Already in 1896, [[Pope Leo XIII]] visited the house, and the most recent visit by a Pope was in 2006 by [[Pope Benedict XVI]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/homilies/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20061129_ephesus.html | title=29 November 2006: Eucharistic celebration before the Shrine of Meryem Ana Evì in Ephesus &#124; BENEDICT XVI }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Turkey| ]] [[Category:Roman Catholicism| ]]