Imagine falling asleep after the worst day of your life — and waking up two hundred years later. The world you knew is gone. Everyone you ever loved is dust. And somehow, you haven't aged a single day. That's exactly what happened — or what billions of people across two of the world's largest religions believe happened — to seven young men in the ancient city of Ephesus, in what's now western Turkey.
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The place
Ephesus Ancient City
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
Seven young men who fell asleep and woke up two centuries later
Roman Imperial Period (250 AD) to Byzantine Period (~450 AD)Ephesus Ancient City
Мораль истории
“Faith that endures beyond all expectation can bridge centuries and unite even rival religions in shared wonder.”
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The Seven Sleepers (Maximilian, Jamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus, Antoninus)E
Emperor DeciusE
Emperor Theodosius IIT
The bread sellerИсточник
Gregory of Tours; Jacobus de Voragine, Golden Legend; Quran, Surah 18 (Al-Kahf)