bishop and a saint, also heard of this and was one of the first many recorded pilgrims to the tomb of St. John. The tomb itself acted upon its miracle every year on 8 May, during an all night-festal in honor of St. John, for nearly a thousand years, prompting many pilgrimages throughout the medieval period. The pilgrims who journeyed to Ephesus did not leave empty-handed. Flasks were produced at St. John's tomb for the pilgrims. These flasks usually had the Saint's image designed on to it as well. They were used to collect the dusts that would appear around St. John's tomb, which was then carried back to the pilgrims respective homeland where it was said to have performed miracles by curing sickness and even calm storms on land or sea. See also History of Roman and Byzantine domes References External links Basilica of St. John, Ephesus from sacred-destinations.com Photos from Saint John's Basilica from turkishtravelblog.com 140 Photo's on non-commercial site Ephesus Archaeological sites in the Aegean Region Ruined churches in Turkey 6th-century churches Buildings of Justinian I Byzantine church buildings in Turkey Tombs of apostles