The Monastery of Mor Barsawmo
The monastery of Mor Barsawmo, also currently known as the “House of the Mother of God, Meryem and Mor Barsawmo”, is a rock-cut religious complex carved into the west side of a low hill, around 800 m northeast of the
The Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites The Younger
The Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger (Turkish: Aziz Simon manastır) lies on a hill roughly 29 kilometers southwest of Antakya and 6 kilometers to the east of Samandağ, in the southernmost Turkish province of Hatay. This was said
Andrew en te Krisei
The monastery of Saint Andrew (the Apostle) was allegedly founded at early 5th century by Arcadia, sister of Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450) near the Gate of Saturninus in Constantinople. By 792 it was converted into a nunnery and after
Elegmoi Monastery
The Elegmoi Monastery is located near the modern village of Kurşunlu on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. The existing structure, Aberkios Church, was its main church. The monastery was erected on a previous basilica from the 5th-6th
Kellibara Monastery
The Kellibara monastery is one of the most important foundations on Latmos (Latros), a monastic center in Caria, northeast of Miletos (Milet). The Latros monasteries are clustered on islands in the lake of Herakleia (Bafa Gölu) and on Mt. Latmos
Myrelaion Monastery
The Myrelaion monastery was founded on the premises of a palace which the future Emperor Romanos Lekapenos constructed in the place called Myrelaion (="the place of myrrh") in Constantinople. The palace was built upon a huge 5th century rotunda with
Saint Paul Monastery
The Stylos Monastery (Arapavlı) lies between Bağırcık and the Kovanalan Plateau at a height of 740m. It was the most important among monasteries at Latmos (see also Kellibara). It was built in the 10th century during the lifetime of Saint
Monastery of Saint John of Pelekete
The Monastery of St. John is located ca 5 kilometers west of Trigleia on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It is also known as Pelekete which means “carved” probably to it being constructed upon a steep rock.
Saint Anna
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS Saint Anne of Trebizond (today Trabzon) is one of the oldest known surviving churches in Trabzon. It is built outside the city’s walls and is situated in the eastern part of the city, less than
Saint Eugenios
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS The church of Saint Evgenios (Yeni Camii) of Trebizond is a magnificent church which once represented the center of the city's ecclesiastic, ethnic and cultural life. When the Turks seized Trebizond in 1461, Sultan Mehmet