08/28/2026
Nearly 2,000 years ago, John wrote that he was on the Greek island of Patmos when he received the visions of Revelation.
For centuries, Christians preserved a cave believed to be where those visions were received. Then in 1088, the monk Christodoulos built a huge fortified monastery on the island with the support of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I.
More than 900 years later, it still stands, preserving ancient manuscripts, icons and artwork connected to John.
Most striking of all, Revelation 1:9 names Patmos itself, giving the Bible’s mysterious final book a real location that can still be visited today.