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 ...

(12:1–4) The composition of the present painting, with its strikingly clear port city, shows the island of Patmos, the sacred place from which ... to Bles’ early maritime compositions, in which ...

With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of ...

The 7 churches of Revelation, the Bible’s last book ... John the Apostle, during his exile on the island of Patmos, wrote seven letters to the 7 churches of Revelation. The letters convey ...