‘’’Ephesus’’’ was an important center for early Christianity. The city, in western Asia Minor, was a significant center along the missionary travels of [[Apostle Paul]] during the first century. The Christians of Ephesus were recipients of one of Paul’s letter as well as one from St [[Ignatius]] in the second century. Ephesus was one of the seven cities mentioned in [[RevelationsBook of Revelation]]. It was the site of the [[Third Ecumenical Council]] in 431, and it was the [[see]] of St [[Mark of Ephesus]] in the fifteenth century.