Because the people there were captives to a deceptive belief in Artemis, and Jesus sent Paul to liberate them. Which he did.
NO ... John the Baptist died before Jesus. The Virgin Mary went with the Apostle John to Ephesus.
She was with the apostle John during Jesus' crucifixion. After His death, legend has it that she went to live with John in Ephesus, an early center of Christianity. Ephesus is located in modern day Turkey.
Ephesians 1:1 "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:" Although it is a collection of ruins today and is no longer inhabited, the city of Ephesus has had the same name since before the time of Christ. All historical records indicate that Ephesus' name originated with the Greek's arrival around the 10th century BC.
The construction of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus was funded by wealthy individuals, citizens of Ephesus, and other Greek city-states. A significant portion of the funds also came from the wealthy king of Lydia, Croesus.
Everything about him is significant!
Ephesus (Celsus) Library is in the end of the colloneded street of Ephesus.
He calls himself an apostle of Jesus Christ. Eph 1:1 From Paul, who by God's will is an apostle of Christ Jesus--- To God's people in Ephesus, who are faithful in their life in union with Christ Jesus:
Saint John the Apostle was the person appointed by Our Lord to care for his mother.
The word is, "Christianity". This is taken from the title, "Christ". As it turns out, Jesus was Christ, hence we call Him, "Jesus Christ". The reason Jesus is a significant figure in Christianity is that it was named after Him.
Ephesus.
Ephesus was made in 2009
her parents named her Ephesus