Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines
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A relic from the veil of the Virgin Mary inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)A relic from the cord clothing of the Virgin Mary inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Catholic priest Father Dennis Paez sprinkles holy water to pilgrims during their visit at the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Catholic priest Father Dennis Paez places a scapular necklace on pilgrims during their visit at the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)A Catholic devotee prays beside relics of Mary and other saints during her visit at the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)A Catholic devotee touches a religious icon during her visit at the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Visitors pray inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)A Catholic devotee walks outside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Catholic devotees walk outside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines, on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Visitors pray inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)A statue of Mary modeled after the one in Turkey, alongside a relic said to be from her veil inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Catholics touch one of the images of Mary inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Devotees pray inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)A devotee touches one of the relics of Mary inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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A relic from the veil of the Virgin Mary inside the Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)