Sümela Monastery
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Historic Sumela Monastery to Finally Reopen in May
The first section of the historic Greek Orthodox Sumela monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, will re-open to the public on May 18, Turkish authorities announced this week.
The monastery, a reference point and religious touchstone for all Pontian Greeks,...
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Greek Businessman Savvidis Offers to Build Mosque in Return for Hagia Sophia
Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis has made a generous offer to the Turkish people. The President of the Federal National-cultural Autonomy of Greeks in Russia said he would fund the construction of a mosque in Trabzon and as an exchange...
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Patriarch Bartholomew Prays to End Violence in Sumela Service
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performed the annual Divine Liturgy at the historical Sumela monastery, in the northern Turkish province of Trabzon, on the occasion of the Dormition of the Theotokos. During the service, the patriarch prayed for an end to...
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Ecumenical Patriarch’s Fifth Visit to Sumela Monastery
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Sumela Monastery in Turkey for the fifth consecutive year and officiated the Divine Liturgy held in the historic monastery.
Hundreds of worshipers attended the liturgy for the Dormition of Virgin Mary in an atmosphere of piety and...
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Turkey: Sumela Monastery Preparing for August 15 Celebrations
The Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastery has almost completed its preparations for the Divine Liturgy of August 15, the feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Sumela Monastery is located in the Macka district of the northeastern Turkish province of...
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Erdoğan on Halki: Greeks Want Only Us to Give
Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan requested from Greece reciprocity regarding the reopening of the Halki seminary.
Talking to the Turkish TV network “A haber,” Erdoğan, moving in the same wavelength as the Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu...
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Orthodox Christians Convene at Sumela
A religious ceremony by Orthodox Christians began at Sumela Monastery in the Macka district of the northern Trabzon province in Turkey. The Sumela Monastery is a 1,600-year-old ancient Orthodox monastery located at a 1,200-meter height on a steep cliff.
On...
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Service Held At Historic Sumela Monastery
Hundreds of Greek Orthodox Christians gathered for the annual religious service at the Sumela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon on Wednesday morning, marking the third religious ceremony to be held at the monastery in the...