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  • In The Footsteps of St. Paul

    Antakya – Tarsus – Antalya – Isparta – Konya – Denizli – Aydın – İzmir – Çanakkale – Eskisehir

    St. Paul was born in Tarsus, Cilicia, a region in southeast Türkiye, around AD 5. On his several missionary journeys, St. Paul visited many parts of Asia Minor and spread the word of Christ throughout the region. Reading Paul's epistles and the Acts of the Apostles we learn about his life and journeys. Paul traveled over 10,000 miles by sea and on foot on three missionary journeys with his companions. He set off on his fourth missionary journey from Jerusalem to Rome alone, and died in the capital city. 

    Highlights of St. Paul’s Journeys in modern-day Türkiye: 

     FIRST JOURNEY 
    Antioch ad Orontes (Antakya) – Seleucia Pieria – Perge (Antalya) – Pisidian Antioch (Yalvaç/Isparta) –Iconium (Konya) – Lystra (Konya) Derbe – Attalea (Antalya)

     SECOND JOURNEY 
    Antioch ad Orontes – Derbe – Lystra – Galatia – Phrygia – Mysia – Alexandria Troas – Ephesos

     THIRD JOURNEY
    Antioch ad Orontes – Galatia – Ephesos – Alexandria Troas – Assos – Miletos – Patara

    ◉ JOURNEY TO ROME
    Myra (and its port Andriake) – Knidos

    SEE
    • Tarsus
    • Sylata (Sille)Hagios KharitonAk Monastery
    • Church of Helen
    TASTE
    • Humus
    • Olives
    • Künefe (dessert with shredded pastry and cheese)
    • Thyme salad
    • Pomegranate paste
    SMELL
    • Blooming citrus trees
    TOUCH
    • Olive oil soap
    LISTEN
    • Church bells
    • The call for prayer from mosques