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Karaseki in Göreme in Nevsehir, Turkiye — West Asia or Southeast Europe
 

Nunnery and Monastery

Rahibeler ve Rahipler Manastiri

Les Couvents-Monastčres / Die Mönchs-und Nonnenkloster

 
 
Nunnery and Monastery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 23, 2015
1. Nunnery and Monastery Marker
Inscription. English:
The 6-7 storey rock mass to the left of the museum entrance is known as the “nunnery”. The dining hall, kitchen and some rooms on the first floor, together with the ruined chapel on the second level, can still be visited. The church on the third storey, which can be reached through a tunnel, has a cruciform plan, a dome with four columns and three apse is rarely found in Göreme’s churches. Besides the fresco of Jesus, painted directly onto the rock, designs painet (sic) in red color can also be seen. The different levels of the monastery are connected by tunnels, and “millstone doors”, such as those found in the underground cities, were used to close off these tunnels in times of danger. The tunnels connecting the levels of the monastery, to the right, have eroded making it possible to only visit some of ground floor rooms.

Turkish:
Açık hava müzesi'nin girisinin solunda yer alan 6-7 katli kaya kütlesi 'rahi̇beler manastırı’ olarak bilinir. Bu manastırın 1. katıdaki yemekhanesi. mutfağı, birkaç odası; 2. katındaki̇ yıkık şapeli gezilebilir durumdadır. 3. kattaki -blr tünelle ulaşılankiliseli çapraz kubbeli, dört sütunlu üç apsislidir. Ana apsisteki templona Göreme’deki diğer kiliselerde pek rastlanmaz.
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Kilise’de doğrudan kaya üzerine yapılan isa freskinin yapılan isa freskinin yanında kırmızı bezemeler görülür. Manastırda katlar arasındaki bağlantı tünellerle sağlanmıstır. Tehlike anında tünelleri kapatmak üzere yeraltı sehirlerinde oldugu gibi ‘sürgü taşları’ kullanılmıstır. Sağdaki rahipler manastırı’nda ise erozyon nedeniyle katlar arasındaki geçisler kapandığından sadece giriş katındaki birkaç oda görülebilir.

French: Click on the marker image to enlarge it and read the French text.
German: Click on the maker image to enlarge it and read the German text.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 38° 38.367′ N, 34° 50.715′ E. Marker is in Göreme, Nevsehir. It is in Karaseki. It can be reached from Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Göreme, Nevsehir 50180, Turkiye. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Turkish Asia Minor — Anatolia. Globally, it is in Asia, West Asia, Mesopotamia, and in a coastal Mediterranean country. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Roman Empire, and on the Silk Road.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elmali (Apple) Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel of St. Catherine (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel of St. Basil (within shouting distance
Nunnery and Monastery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 23, 2015
2. Nunnery and Monastery Marker
of this marker); Karanlik (Dark) Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Çarikli (Sandals) Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel of St. Barbara (within shouting distance of this marker); Larder/Kitchen/Refectory (within shouting distance of this marker); Yilanli (St. Onuphorius) Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Göreme.
 
More about this marker. This marker is located at the Göreme Open Air Museum (Göreme Açık Hava Müzesi).
 
Also see . . .  Churches of Göreme. In the 4th century small anchorite communities began to form in the region, acting on instruction of Saint Basil of Caesarea. They carved cells in the soft rock. During the iconoclastic period (725-842) the decoration of the many sanctuaries in the region was held to a minimum, usually symbols such as the depiction of the cross. After this period, new churches were dug into the rocks and they were richly decorated with colourful frescoes. When the Cappadocian Greeks were expelled from Turkey in 1923 in the Population exchange between Greece
The Nunnery from St. Onuphrius' Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 23, 2015
3. The Nunnery from St. Onuphrius' Church
and Turkey the churches were abandoned.
(Submitted on June 3, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on June 3, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.   2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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