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	Seven Sleepers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Seven Sleepers form the subject of a homily in verse by the Edessan poet Jacob of Saruq ('Sarugh') (died 521), which was published in the Acta Sanctorum.
		During the period of the Crusades, bones from the sepulchres near Ephesus, identied as relics of the Seven Sleepers, were transported to Marseille, France in a large stone coffin, which remained a trophy of the church of Saint Victoire, Marseille.
		The Seven Sleepers were included in the Golden Legend compilation, the most popular book of the later Middle Ages, which fixed a precise date for their resurrection, 478 CE, in the reign of Theodosius.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seven_Sleepers (1537 words)

	7 (number) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seven is the smallest happy number, except for the trivial example of 1.
		There are seven frieze groups, the groups consisting of symmetries of the plane whose group of translations is isomorphic to the group of integers.
		This horizontal stroke is, however, important to distinguish the glyph for seven from the glyph for one in writings that use a long upstroke in the glyph for one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seven (3118 words)

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		The burial churches built in a natural cave on the skirt of Mount Pion (Panayir), to the north of Ephesus, are known as Seven Sleepers' Grotto.
		The legend of Seven Sleepers in the Christian tradition is as follows: Probably in the reign of Emperor Decius (250 - 253), seven young Christian men fled from the forced participation in the pagan cults and hid in a cave.
		The Grotto of Seven Sleepers was excavated by Austrian Archaeological Institute under the supervision of J. Keil and F. Miltner between 19261928.
	www.meandertravel.com /kusadasi/sevensleepers.htm (568 words)

	Chapter Seven-Hilled City <i>to</i> Seven Wise Masters of S by Brewer's Readers Handbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The seven hills are the Pallatinus, the Capitolinus, the Quirinalis, the Cælius, the Aventinus, the Viminalis, and the Esquilinus.
		Seven Mortal Sins (The): (I) pride, (2) wrath, (3) envy, (4) lust, (5) gluttony, (6) avarice, (7) sloth.
		In this lake are seven small islets, and the fishers say that on these islets the seven sisters were buried by fairy hands.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1129/14984/1.html (495 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for seven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Seven Sleepers of Ephesus SEVEN SLEEPERS OF EPHESUS [Seven Sleepers of Ephesus], in a Christian version of a widespread story, martyrs immured in a cave near Ephesus during the persecutions by Decius (c.250).
		Seven Churches in Asia SEVEN CHURCHES IN ASIA [Seven Churches in Asia] addressed in the preface of the Book of Revelation.
		Seven Wonders of the World SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD [Seven Wonders of the World] in ancient classifications, were the Great Pyramid of Khufu (see pyramid) or all the pyramids with or without the sphinx ; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, with or without the walls; the mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the Artemision at Ephesus ;
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=seven (533 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Seven Years War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Seven Years War SEVEN YEARS WAR [Seven Years War] 1756-63, worldwide war fought in Europe, North America, and India between France, Austria, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and (after 1762) Spain on the one side and Prussia, Great Britain, and Hanover on the other.
		Seven against Thebes SEVEN AGAINST THEBES [Seven against Thebes] in Greek legend, seven heroesâ”Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraüs, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeusâ”who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes.
		After fighting in the Seven Years War, he was employed by King Louis XV on several secret missions.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printablenew/11733.html (740 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		The sleepers, having improved the occasion by a long discourse, then die praising God.
		The cave is adorned with precious stones, a great church built over it, and every year the feast of the Seven Sleepers is kept.
		The Seven Sleepers have feasts in the Byzantine Calendar on 4 August and 22 October; in the Roman Martyrology they are commemorated as Sts.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05496a.htm (742 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Seven Wise Men of Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Seven Wise Men of Greece SEVEN WISE MEN OF GREECE [Seven Wise Men of Greece] list of men drawn from among the outstanding politicians and political philosophers of ancient Greece.
		Pittacus PITTACUS [Pittacus], c.650-c.570 BC, Greek statesman and military leader; one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece.
		He is at best semilegendary but was called one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/11731.html (493 words)

	Seven Sleepers, information and history of Seven Sleepers, Ephesus Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		According to the Christian legend seven young men were walled in during the reign of Decius (250) and yet were seen alive in the streets of Ephesus during the reign of Theodosius II some years after the Council of Ephesus (431).
		In the Koran, it is claimed that the sleepers slept 309 years in their tombs.
		Some inscriptions of Seven Sleepers have been noticed on the walls of the church.
	www.ephesustours.biz /ephesus/sevensleepers.htm (160 words)

	Adventure Tours - Seven Sleepers
		The legend is that in the times of the emperor Decius there seven young Christians who refused to offer to the emperor and were consequently forced toe flee the city and take refuge in a cave.
		After the seven died they were buried in the cave attended by a large funeral procession.Excavation in 1927-28 found a church and hundreds of graves here.
		For centuries, people wanted to be buried as close to the seven sleepers as possible.
	www.adventuretours.com.tr /showinfo.asp?InfoNo=134 (216 words)

	The "Seven Sleepers" in DeQuincey's "Confessions of an English Opium Eater" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The story of the Seven Sleepers concerns young men who fell asleep and woke up years afterwards to find the world changed.
		The seven young men effectively were buried alive but another Christian came and wrote on the outside the names of the martyrs and their story.
		The tomb of the Seven Sleepers on the northern slopes of Mount Pion near Ephesus in Turkey
	www.victorianweb.org /previctorian/dequincey/3n4.html (513 words)

	Seven Churches - Kusadasi Guide - Historical Places
		The Seven Churches are located in the western part of Anatolia.
		In the book there are symbolical images like the seven branched candlesticks of the Jewish which represent the Seven Churches.
		The number seven has an importance in many cultures and religions like seven heavens, the seven days of the week, the story of the Seven Sleepers, the combination of squares and triangles in the Pyramids and the seven branched candlestick.
	www.kusadasi.net /historical/sevenchurches.htm (371 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Seven Sleepers \| Ephesus Asia Minor legend folktale folk tale Rip Van ...
		Or snorted we in the seaven sleepers den?
		Butler’s Lives of the Saints tells us the relics of the Seven Sleepers are preserved in a large stone coffin in the church of St Victor, Marseilles.
		Grotto of Seven Sleepers is in the area of
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /seven_sleepers.html (1028 words)

	Worcester Art Museum - The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		This panel of stained glass, dating from the age of the great French cathedrals, was originally one of thirty-six scenes in a tall Gothic window from Rouen Cathedral.
		The entire window was dedicated to an account of the miraculous resurrection of seven Christian martyrs after centuries of sleep- a tale that confounded those who doubted the belief in the resurrection of the body.
		The entire structure was enclosed in one of the great stone window openings of the cathedral's nave.
	www.worcesterart.org /Collection/European/1921.60.html (224 words)

	FOCUS on TURKEY - THE CAVE OF THE SEVEN SLEEPERS (Ephesus)
		During the first centuries of Christianity an enormous amount of pressure was put on these early followers of Christ.
		As a result of this conflict either the Christians were expelled from their homes or killed in certain occasions.
		hese seven followers were buried in the cave after they died.
	www.focusmm.com /aceph_42.htm (215 words)

	Blogging about Books » Blog Archive » The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		Seven Sleepers were permitted to awake. After a slumber, as they
		One Response to “The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus”;
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	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Seven Sleepers.
		Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Seven Sleepers.
		Seven noble youths of Ephesos, who fled in the Decian persecution to a cave in Mount Celion.
		After 230 years they awoke, but soon died, and their bodies were taken to Marseilles in a large stone coffin, still shown in Victor’s church.
	www.bartleby.com /81/15158.html (111 words)

	The Golden Legend: The Seven Sleepers
		The seven sleepers were born in the city of Ephesus.
		And when they saw this, they had much sorrow, and because they were the first in the palace that despised the sacrifices, they hid them in their houses, and were in fastings and in prayers.
		Then commanded the emperor that the place should be adorned nobly and richly with precious stones, and all the bishops that would confess the resurrection should be assoiled.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/golden235.htm (1830 words)

	Seven Sleepers - Kusadasi Guide - Historical Places
		Located on the northern slopes of Mount Pion, near Ephesus, The Grotto of Seven Sleepers has been discovered by both Christians and Moslems with a growing interest.
		The Grotto of Seven Sleepers is on the area of Ephesus.
		But, it is advisable to visit this area with the professional guides provided by the agencies in Kusadasi.
	www.kusadasi.net /historical/sevensleepers.htm (184 words)

	Seven Sleepers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This cave is located to the east of Mount Pion and is one of the places most sacred to the world of Christianity.
		In the 250's AD seven Christian youths fled the city of Ephesus to avoid persecution and took refuge in this cave.
		When they awoke after two hundred years they saw that Christianity was now the official religion.
	www.kusadasi.com /sevensleepers.htm (80 words)

	AllRefer.com - Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Christianity, General) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Christianity, General) - Encyclopedia
		Seven Sleepers of Ephesus[ef´isus] Pronunciation Key, in a Christian version of a widespread story, martyrs immured in a cave near Ephesus during the persecutions by Decius (c.250).
		Long afterward, in the 5th cent., they awoke (as from sleep) and were taken before Theodosius II, Roman emperor of the east.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SevenSle.html (194 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Chardri: The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		But now they undertook a plan of great daring for when the emperor went to offer sacrifice the seven went off on their own like brothers in good faith to a private place to adore God, to cherish and honor Him to pray for their families and for the emperor who was so faithless.
		Yes, these seven young men are of great ancestry, the highest among your nobility but they are Christians all, without exception and have the least regard for you, your gods or your sacrificial rites.
		Then the seven laid themselves down without grief or pain and rendered their souls to the Lord God Almighty who brought them with majesty into His most holy Paradise where they are never without joy and pain and sorrow are unknown.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/7sleepers.html (11094 words)

	July 2, 2005 7-27 Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		The Seven Sleepers hid in their houses and prayed and fasted.
		And in likewise as the child is in the womb of his mother without feeling harm or hurt, in the same wise we have been living and sleeping in lying here without feeling of anything.” Then the seven bowed their heads to the ground, gave up their spirits, and died.
		In the east, this legend has the seven sleepers to be children….
	journals.aol.com /wtnolansr/SAINTSandSONS/entries/2005/07/15/july-2-2005-7-27-seven-sleepers-of-ephesus/1508 (1166 words)

	The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
		Use this thread to report on particular religious controversies and disputes, church figures and important ecclesiastical writings, the lives of saints, or aspects of popular religious enthusiasm, such as the amazing pillar saints of the fifth century.
		The emperor himself came to Ephesus and there arranged a boisterous and noisy celebration in honor of the lifeless idols as well as a terrible slaughter of Christians.
		Seven young men, soldiers, refrained from the impure offering of sacrifices and they earnestly prayed to the one God to save the Christian people.
	www.ancientworlds.net /385467 (644 words)

	Amazon.com: The Final Kingdom (The Seven Sleepers , No 10): Books: Gilbert Morris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Winged Raiders of the Desert (Seven Sleepers, 5) by Gilbert Morris
		Goâel, friend and leader of the Seven Sleepers, decides to send his young servants on one last mission before the great, final battle with the Dark Lord.
		Dark Lord, Plains of Dothan, Land of Ice, Dread Tower, Seven Sleepers, Caverns of Doom, Land of the Magicians, Josh Adams, Land of the Centaurs, Gum Springs, Princess Elaine, Reb Jackson
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0802436935?v=glance (893 words)

	The Seven Sleepers 6 quiz -- free game
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		What was the name of the young man who came up to Abbey wile she was by the brook, saying that he was looking for the Seven Sleepers?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=59479 (459 words)

	The Seven Sleepers
		According to Symeon Metaphrastes' story, Decius (249-251) went to Ephesus to enforce his laws against Christians and subjected them to a series of graphically described, gruesome horrors.
		The sleepers awoke, thinking they had slept only one night, and sent Diomedes to the city to buy food, so that they could eat before they gave themselves up.
		Diomedes went into Ephesus and was amazed to see crosses over churches; the Ephesians could not understand from whence he got the money that had been coined in the reign of Decius.
	www.historyhome.co.uk /readings/carlyle/sleepers.htm (500 words)

	richard james, the seven sleepers den
		Housed in a cd case which resembles an old Puffin book, ‘The Seven Sleepers Den’ is the debut solo release from Richard James, better known as the guitarist from Welsh avant-popsters Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci.
		It was only last week when we had a release from fellow Gorky Euros Childs, but I can tell you James manages to eclipse his bandmember totally with this highly enjoyable record.
		‘The Seven Sleepers Den’ is an unusual and startling record, and it’s nice to see some of the Gorky’s boys doing what they do best — loveable weirdness.
	www.boomkat.com /item.cfm?id=21543 (284 words)

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