This was my first time at today’s Station Church. Following a beautiful trek southward which led to quiet tree-lined roads, we arrived at this morning’s small church.
If you can identify this, you’re doing well.
The church stands next to a small shrine commemorating an event described by Tertullian, who writes that the Evangelist was seized by the State and boiled in oil, and ‘he came forth as from a refreshing bath’—so he was subsequently sent off to the island of Patmos.
You can make out part of the scene here.
Lined with alabaster windows in the front, which fill the church with a warm glow, the upper portion of the church is lined with 12th century frescoes.
The creation of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden work down the left side of this photo, while Cain and Abel run across the back of the church.
The ancient columns and wood roof reflect the early style of the church.
Cared for by the Institute of Charity today, Saint John’s is a welcome discovery on a lovely spring morning.
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