The medieval Monastery of St. John the Theologian occupies the high ground, hundreds of feet above sea level. To get to Patmos, visitors must travel like John would have journeyed -- by boat.

Nothing much more happened until 1088, when the Blessed Christodoulos, a monk, acquired Patmos from the Byzantine emperor Alexios komnenos, and founded the Monastery to honour St John. This was to ...

The small island of Pátmos in the Dodecanese is reputed to be where St John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse. A monastery dedicated to the ‘beloved disciple' was founded there ...

An insider's guide to what to see and do on the island of Patmos, including spectacular ... of the Athens flea market. St John (Agíou Ioánnou tou Theológou) monastery will be the first order ...

The Monastery of St John the Theologian, Hora, Patmos, where the Apocalipsys/Revelation part of the Bible was written. Photo / Supplied For a taste of the real South ...

The island of Patmos, sitting under perfect blue skies in the eastern reaches of the Aegean sea, may look like a typical vacation destination in Greece, but it isn’t. It’s where the end of the ...