Sardes

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Sardes



‎Sardes once was the place of residence of the legendary wealthy king Croesus. In Roman times, Sardes was still an important village in western Asia Minor, but it already had lost some of its splendor and influence. We do not have any information about the origin of the Christian community there.
‎Rev 1:11; 3:1, 3:4

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