🇹🇷 Ephesus (Selçuk), Turkey · Roman Catholic · 1st century Closed now

House of the Virgin Mary

The House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Evi) is a small stone shrine on Mount Koressos near Ephesus, honoured by Catholics and Muslims alike as the place where Mary spent her final years. A quiet place of pilgrimage, it has been visited and blessed by several popes and draws visitors of many faiths who come to pray and light candles.

Annual visitors: ≈ 1,000,000
Location: 37.9111, 27.3339
Local time: 01:37 (Europe/Istanbul)

🕘 Visiting hours

Mon–Sun

08:00–18:00

Shrine open daily to pilgrims and visitors.

✨ Saints & blessed venerated here

The Blessed Virgin Mary Saint

Tradition holds she lived here in her final years, cared for by the Apostle John

Care & donations

Managed by the local diocese / parish of Ephesus (Selçuk)

The candle wall

2 candles burning now · 170 places

Local time
01:37

Tap an empty holder to light your own candle · €2.00 · hover a flame to see its intention