With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of the Greek islands, said John Gimlette in The Guardian, thanks in part to ...

for it was here on Patmos, in the southeastern corner of what’s today Greece, that John the Apostle foretold the end of the world — or at least the version recorded in the Bible’s Book of ...

A small but significant island in the Dodecanese, Patmos centers around its famous monastery, where Saint John is believed to have penned the Book of Revelation. For decades, artists and ...

John the Apostle, during his exile on the island of Patmos, wrote seven letters to the 7 churches of Revelation. The letters convey powerful messages of commendation, encouragement, rebuke ...

He stands on the island of Patmos, where he was sent into exile and where he had ... For example, the ship at left follows a print by Pieter Bruegel the Elder,2 and the figure of Saint John can be ...

In this sense, he argues, the witness of John of Patmos, the author of Revelation, is a bad seed yielding wicked fruit. Given climate denial, the belief that the United Nations is destined to ...

Two monks still live in cells above the cave today, but the main focus of religious activity in Patmos – known as the “sacred island” – is the monastery of St. John, an imposing citadel that looms ...