Church of Mary

Why go

The Church of Mary helps connect the Roman city to Ephesus's later role in Christianity. Its surviving walls and architectural fragments show how a substantial Christian building occupied part of the older urban fabric. The church is associated with the fifth-century Council of Ephesus, though the council's precise meeting place within the complex is uncertain.

What to look for

• The church remains near the ancient harbour area.
• Standing sections of the later cathedral's apse and columns.

Useful to know

• Look for the church while walking the Ephesus archaeological site; it has no separate verified visiting schedule.
• Read it alongside the Roman monuments to see the city's change in religious use.

Your next visit

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