St. John

 St. John, who converted from Judaism to Christianity, is one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. Three out of the four Bibles were written in Anatolia. According to some, St. John wrote one of them in Rumkale, while according to others, he wrote them in İzmir's Selçuk district when he was 90. He died at the age of 100 there and was buried in Ayasuluk hill. 

A very interesting analysis about the real fate of the Greeks of Asia Minor. What is important about it is that it has been written by a Turkish researcher and is being presented in the website of an organization -“Philos Project”- that is not affiliated with Greece, hence it could not be accused of been biased.

The evening of June 23, St. John’s Eve, is typically celebrated in Greece with a huge bonfire that the faithful are called to jump over. The bonfire has its roots in the early days of Christianity. The custom is rooted in the belief that St.

Bulgarian archaeologists discovered an ampoule containing ashes from the grave of St. John the Apostle on the Foros peninsula near the city of Burgas.

According to the director of the Historical Museum in Burgas, Milen Nikolov, who showed the leaden ampoule on Wednesday, the sacred substance contained inside it was believed to have healing capacities.