From Wikipedia:
The
House of the Virgin Mary (
Turkish:
Meryemana or
Meryem Ana Evi, "Mother Mary's House") is a
Christian and
Muslim shrine located on Mt. Koressos (Turkish:
Bülbüldağı, "Mount Nightingale") in the vicinity of
Ephesus, in modern-day
Turkey (7 km from
Selçuk).
It is believed by many Christians and
Muslims that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken to this stone house by
Saint John and lived there until her
Assumption into
Heaven according to many
Catholics or Dormition according to the
Orthodox.
[1] The remnants of the discovered structure have been dated to 6th - 7th centuries, with parts of the foundation and coal found on the site dated to the 1st century.
The current chapel at the site is the result of a restoration work completed in
1950[citation needed], built on top of original remains, for making the site suitable for pilgrimage after it has been declared an official Catholic pilgrimage site.
The restored part of the chapel is distinguished from the original remnants of the structure by a line running in between, painted in red.