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About 3,000 people live on Patmos today. It was long dependent on water tankers for fresh water, but today it is self-sufficient through use of desalination units.
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'''Patmos''' is an island in Greece, midway between Samos and Kos in the Aegean Sea, where [[John]] was exiled during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domition in A.D. 95. The Monastery of St. John the Evangelist and the Cave of St. John are there today, under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Church, and welcome pilgrimages.
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'''Patmos''' is an island of the [[Dodecanese]] archipelago in [[Greece]], midway between Samos and Kos in the [[Aegean Sea]], where [[John the Apostle]] was exiled during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]] Domition in A.D. 95. The [[Monastery]] of St. John the Evangelist and the [[Cave]] of St. John are there today, under the jurisdiction of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]], and welcome [[pilgrimage]]s.
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[[John]] reportedly received a vision in the cave and wrote the [[Book of Revelation]] there.<ref>http://www.greeka.com/dodecanese/patmos/patmos/patmos-book-revelation.htm</ref>
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John reportedly received a vision in the cave and wrote the [[Book of Revelation]] there.<ref>http://www.greeka.com/dodecanese/patmos/patmos/patmos-book-revelation.htm</ref>
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About 3,000 people live on Patmos today.  It was long dependent on water tankers for fresh water, but today it is self-sufficient through use of desalination units.
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A ferry ride from [[Athens]] to Patmos takes 7 to 12 hours.
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== See also ==
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*[[Chorá]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.patmos.gr/?lang=en Official website of the island of Pátmos]
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==References==
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[[Category:Christian History]]
 
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[[Category:Greek Islands]]
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[[Category:Biblical Places]]
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