Tuesday 14 April 2020
TR1397 - Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) (2000)
"Sumela is a monastic complex built into the rock cliffs of the Altmdere
Valley. It is construction began in 385 AD; and continued until the 19
th century. Barnabas, a monk from Athens and his nephew Sophronios built
the section which comprised the first two rooms of the monastry in
rocks. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian (AD 527-568) ordered the
enlagement of the monastery.
The monastery was looted and burnt by the Byzantines in AD 650. However
the Comnenids restored and enlarged the monastey.
The monastery with its 72 rooms and a rich library, lived its most
flourishing time during the period of Alexios III 8 Michael I."
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