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| The '''seven churches of Asia''' (properly ]) are seven ]es mentioned in the ] ]. |
The '''seven churches of Asia''' (properly ]) are seven major ]es of the early Christianity, as mentioned in the ] ]. All sites are in modern-day ]. In the ], the ] sent to ']' instructs him to: | ||
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| :"Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." (Revelation 1:11, ])) | :"Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." (Revelation 1:11, ])) | ||
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The seven churches of Asia (properly Asia Minor) are seven major churches of the early Christianity, as mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation. All sites are in modern-day Turkey. In the Revelation, the angel sent to 'Saint John the Evangelist' instructs him to:
- "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." (Revelation 1:11, NRSV))
The seven churches are located in:
- Ephesus
- Smyrna
- Pergamos, modern-day Bergama
- Thyatira, modern-day Akhisar
- Sardis,
- Philadelphia, modern-day Alasehir
- Laodicea, near modern-day Denizli (see Laodicean Church)
There is a common mnemonic for memorizing the seven cities: "Every smart person thinks, 'Start ... (ph)finish later.'"