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Basilica of St. John

a Pleiades place resource

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The Basilica of St. John the Evangelist is located in Ephesus on the Ayasuluk Hill. It was built between 548 and 565 CE.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/153236391

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.9521786691, 27.3678155175

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Basilica of St. John (AD 500 - AD 1453) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Basilica of St. John (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Basilica of St. John makes connections with:

Basilica of St. John located at Ayasuluk Hill (unspecified date range)

Basilica of St. John receives connections from:

None

Place type:
church

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Related:

Wikidata Basilica of St. John (Q930613)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Justinian I is acknowledged as the founder of the church, allegedly at the site where it was claimed that John the Apostle was buried.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Basilica of St. John: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/153236391> [accessed: 08 December 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/153236391 |title=Places: 153236391 (Basilica of St. John) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 8, 2025 1:35 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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