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• The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus —     The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus     The story is one of the many examples of the legend about a man who falls asleep and years after wakes up to find the world changed. It is told in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Seven Sleepers of Ephesus — ▪ Christianity       the heroes of a famous legend that, because it affirmed the resurrection of the dead, had a lasting popularity in all Christendom and in Islām during the Middle Ages. According to the story, during the persecution of… …   Universalium

• Seven Sleepers — The Roman Martyrology mentions the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus under the date of 27 July, as follows: Commemoration of the seven Holy Sleeper of Ephesus, who, it is recounted, after undergoing martyrdom, rest in peace, awaiting the day of… …   Wikipedia

• Ephesus, Seven Sleepers of — • One of the many examples of the legend about a man who falls asleep and years after wakes up to find the world changed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• SEVEN SLEEPERS —    seven noble youths of Ephesus who, to escape the persecution of Decius, fled into a cave, where they fell asleep and woke up at the end of two centuries …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• The Seven Sleepers —    A Christian variant of the Sleeping Prince motif, the participants being persecuted Christians who stayed for two hundred years in a cave at Ephesus …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Ephesus — /ef euh seuhs/, n. an ancient city in W Asia Minor, S of Smyrna (Izmir): famous temple of Artemis, or Diana; early Christian community. * * * Ancient Ionian Greek city; its ruins lie near the modern village of Selçuk in western Turkey. It was… …   Universalium

• Ephesus — Infobox Settlement official name = Ephesus (Polytonic|Ἔφεσος) other name = (Efes) native name = Ancient City of Anatolia imagesize = 280px image caption = The Celsus LibraryLocation map Turkey label=Ephesus label size=100 lat=37.939722… …   Wikipedia

• King in the mountain — A king in the mountain, king under the mountain or sleeping hero is a prominent motif in folklore and mythology, that is found in many folktales and legends. The Antti Aarne classification system for folktale motifs classifies these stories as… …   Wikipedia

• Chronological list of saints in the 3rd century — A list of 3rd century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Persecution under Septimus Severus (202 210) begins Irenaeus 130 Smyrna 202 Lugdunum Bishop of Lyons Leonides of Alexandria     202 Alexand …   Wikipedia