of Revelations, to his disciple Prochorus. Halfway up Nîsos Pâtmos the road between Skâla and the chora is the Church of the Apocalypse and the Cave of St Anne where St The northernmost of the Dodecanese. The island John transmitted the fiery words of god to his is composed of three barren volcanic lumps joined disciple - at least so legend says, as we have no real to one another by narrow isthmuses. The natural proof that St John did actually write the Apocalypse harbour of Skâla lies on the central isthmus and above it is the focal point of the island - the chora whilst on Pâtmos. of Pâtmos crowned by the monastery of St John For centuries the island was the home of Saracen pirates until 1088 when St Christodoulos was the Divine. The chora, like that of Astipâlaia, belongs more to the Cyclades than to the granted permission to establish a monastery in Dodecanese. The glaring white squat houses and honour of St John. The continued presence of the pirates dictated the fortified walls surrounding the courtyards contrast vividly with the grey stone monastery above. monastery. The monastery prospered and its library became one of the largest in Greece outside Mt Pâtmos belongs to the Christian age rather than to antiquity. St John the Divine was banished to Pâtmos by the Emperor Domitian. Here he dictated the wild poetry of the Apocalypse, found in the book 430
Nîsos Pâtmos The northernmost of the Dodecanese. The island is composed of three barren volcanic lumps joined to one another by narrow isthmuses. The natural harbour of Skâla lies on the central isthmus and above it is the focal point of the island - the chora of Pâtmos crowned by the monastery of St John the Divine. The chora, like that of Astipâlaia, belongs more to the Cyclades than to the Dodecanese. The glaring white squat houses and courtyards contrast vividly with the grey stone monastery above. Pâtmos belongs to the Christian age rather than to antiquity. St John the Divine was banished to Pâtmos by the Emperor Domitian. Here he dictated the wild poetry of the Apocalypse, found in the book of Revelations, to his disciple Prochorus. Halfway up the road between Skâla and the chora is the Church of the Apocalypse and the Cave of St Anne where St John transmitted the fiery words of god to his disciple - at least so legend says, as we have no real proof that St John did actually write the Apocalypse whilst on Pâtmos. For centuries the island was the home of Saracen pirates until 1088 when St Christodoulos was granted permission to establish a monastery in honour of St John. The continued presence of the pirates dictated the fortified walls surrounding the monastery. The monastery prospered and its library became one of the largest in Greece outside Mt 430
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