This is the land of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and was the venue fort the first Seven Councils. Perhaps the most significant factor for this approval was the Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus in the year 431 which established Virgin Mary in Christian doctrine, as the “Mother of God”. Both sites have been places of Latin pilgrimage and devotion accepted by Papal authority. Virgin Mary and Apostle John are believed to have died in Ephesus. It is here that Christianity ceased to be considered a Jewish religion. Anatolia was also the first home of Christianity. Turkey is the land where the first Christian state, Byzantium, was founded - a state that lasted for one thousand years. In 1963, it is announced as a pilgrim place by Pope VI. Pierre tried to spread the Christianity after death of Jesus. The Church is at important religious center as being the place where one of the 12 saints of Jesus, St. Peter is the spot where he first preached the Gospel in Antioch. And it is in Antakya that the Disciples of Christ were called Christians for the first time. In Anatolia the population easily adopted the new religion preached by St Paul, St Barnabus, St Silas and St Timothy. Sephardic Jews have been living in this country for more than 500 years in peace as Jews of Islam. He was the Sultan Bayazid II of the Ottoman Empire. When Jews expelled from Spain by the Edict of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain at the end of 15th century, one ruler extended an immediate welcome to the persecuted Jews of Spain, the Sephardim. One wonders if the synagogue had been built on the site of a more ancient building or if the owners of the shops could have been distant descendents of the Jews in Obadiah. Byzantine shops similar to those in the earlier Lydian market backed up against the wall of the synagogue. In Anatolia the oldest Jewish synagogue, dated third century A.D. The history of the Jews in Anatolia started many centuries before the migration of Sephardic Jews. It is currently considered the oldest known shrine or temple complex in the world, and the planet's oldest known example of monumental architecture. The site, currently undergoing excavation, was erected by hunter-gatherers in the 10th millennium BC (ca 11,500 years ago), before the advent of sedentism. “Göbekli Tepe” is a hilltop sanctuary built on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge about 15km northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa in southeast Turkey. As civilizations succeeded each other over a period of 10,000 years, they each left their religious legacy and, after the monotheistic domination of Anatolia, Islam, Christianity and Judaism co-existed in harmony. There are temples dedicated to ancient gods, churches of many denominations, synagogues and of course mosques. Many religious devotees can find a site, a shrine, a monument, a tomb or a ruin connected with their faith or belief.Īny visitor to Turkey will be struck by the plethora and variety of religious buildings and ancient shrines. With Petronellas leadership we are developing new and inspiring jewelry pieces to share with the people of the world as we are connected in spirit and form.For centuries, Turkey has also been a crossroads of religions, not only of Islam and Christianity, but of many other now forgotten by history. In 2014 Albert passed his legacy onto his family and here we honor all he has given us in skills, knowledge and an opportunity to share his designs. Stones are chosen to aid in healing and spiritual connections throughout the work. While he also designs and create pieces that are reflective of his Aztec heritage and many of his pieces are connected to his culture and northern tribal symbols and thinking. Miguel Ramirez became an accomplished jeweler and part of the finishing and production team. In 1993 Michelle Married Miguel Ramirez and our team grew. We did in house lost wax casting and finish all our Silver and Gold jewelry. As we developed molds of Albert's many designs that you see here today. Petronella, Michelle and Heidi working in jewelry production, setting stones, and managing the shops. We take great pride in the quality of the European made artwork. In the early 90's we added traditional tapestries to our customers at our renaissance festivals and online. By 1978 Argenti Silversmiths started doing Renaissance Festivals. Petronella became the go to person on gems as she delved into gemology and sales. In short time Albert started designing and selling his work at a variety of craft shows in the New England Area. First it was just simple etched pieces on Sterling Silver honoring Artist like Beardsley. Albert and Petronella started Argenti in 1973.
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