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The monastery is on a ledge in a steep cliff Sumela Monastery as illustrated in a postcard addressed in 1903 The "back yard" of the monastery today. Sumela Monastery (Greek: Μονή Παναγίας Σουμελά, Moní Panagías Soumelá; Turkish: Sümela Manastırı) is a museum and former Greek Orthodox monastery in the Pontic Mountains, in the Maçka district of Trabzon Province in ...
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It resembles the famous Sumela Monastery, which Turkish sources estimate was completed in the late 4th century. [5] [6] Sumela is also a former Greek Orthodox monastery built into a cliff. Hulusi Güleç, the director of culture and tourism in Giresun, says the monastery was first used during Roman occupation of Anatolia.
Founded in the 4th century, Sümela is a gravity-defying marvel, hanging nearly 1,000 feet over a wooded valley in Turkey, that today attracts thousands of religious pilgrims.
The Sumela Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Maçka district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) facing the Altındere valley, it is a site of great historical and cultural significance, as well as a major tourist attraction within ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:40, 13 August 2009: 4,000 × 3,000 (7.1 MB): Babbsack {{Information |Description={{en|1=View on the Sumela Monastery in the province of Trabzon in Turkey from the road to the monastery.}} {{de|1=Blick auf das Sumela Kloster in der Provinz Trabzon in der Türkei von der Straße zum Kloster.}} |Source=Eigenes
In 1351, he was sent to Constantinople. [10] Michael was released by Emperor John V Palaiologos in 1355; despite being in his sixties, he set forth to Trebizond, hoping to recover his throne. Michael advanced as far as Sumela Monastery, but was prevented from entering his former capital. [11] He returned to Constantinople, where he died.
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