The Virgin Mary Monastery (Turkish: Meryem Ana Manastırı) is a ruined monastery in the Giresun Province of Turkey. Built into a cave in the Pontic  Mountains, the monastery sits high above ground, up a steep flight of stairs. The four-story building contains a dining room, church, rooms for the  monks, and a classroom. The Virgin Mary Monastery dates back to at least the Byzantine period. It resembles the famous Sumela Monastery, which  Turkish sources estimate was completed in the late 5th century.