Kaymaklı Monastery
Monastery of the All-Saviour | |
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Armenian | |
Status | In ruins |
Location | |
Location | Trebizond, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 40°58′55″N 39°44′41″E / 40.981944°N 39.744833°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Monastery |
Completed | 1424 |
Kaymaklı Monastery (hye: Ամենափրկիչ Վանք Amenaprgič Vank, meaning Monastery of the All-Saviour; Turkish: Kaymaklı Manastırı, Amenapırgiç Manastırı) is a ruined Armenian Apostolic monastery near Trabzon, Turkey.
The monastery originally included a church, a bell tower at the northwest corner, and a small chapel near the southeast corner.
Location, founding and name
The monastery is located on top of
An Armenian community existed in
It was named Ամենափրկիչ Վանք (Amenaprgič Vank) in Armenian, which translates as "Monastery of the All-Saviour". The Ottoman Sultan Murad III is said to have eaten a meal at the monastery consisting only of dairy products. He confirmed the monastery's possession of its lands, and the place came to be called in Turkish Kaymaklı, meaning "with/of kaymak", in memory of the occasion. Previously it had been called Yesil Manastir - the Green Monastery.[3]
Buildings
The site was a terrace enclosed by a wall 30 x 40m. The wall is now almost completely destroyed. The oldest surviving structure is a small chapel located at the eastern end of the compound. According to an inscription above the door, it was built in 1424 by prince Hodja Stephanos Shemsedli (Khoja Stepanos Shemsedin). The chapel has reused
Main church
The main church is rectangular in form, with three
The inside of the church is decorated with elaborate
Modern times
Until 1915 it served as the seat of the Trebizond diocese tied to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople.[4] At this time, the vibrant Armenian community of the city numbered 30,000.[2] In 1915, the normal functions of the monastery were interrupted when it was used as a transit camp for Armenians being deported to Syria during the Armenian genocide.[3] After the Russian capture of Trebizond, Armenian monks returned to the monastery, and monks were there until sometime after World War I,[5] supposedly 1923.[6]
A fire may have partially ruined the site at a later date. By the 1950s, the main church was roofless and most of the bell-tower had been destroyed. In the current day, the Kaymaklı Monastery is a protected building in Trabzon. There have been slight modifications to the building in terms of restorations, like a modern roof made of metal. The monastery is currently not in use but can be visited by anyone who opts to do so.
See also
- Hagia Sophia cathedral of Trabzon
- Kuştul Monastery
- Sümela Monastery
Notes
- ^ Trabzon Governorship. "Kaymaklı Monastery". Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ a b c d e Ambart︠s︡umi︠a︡n, Haykakan sovetakan hanragitaran, Trapizon, p. 87
- ^ a b c d Bryer, Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos, pp. 208-211
- ^ Köker, Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago, p. 180
- ^ Ballance, The Byzantine Churches of Trebizond, p. 169
- ^ Darke, Guide to Eastern Turkey and the Black Sea Coast, p. 327
References
- Ambart︠s︡umi︠a︡n, Victor Amazaspovich; Abel Poghosi Simonyan; Makich‘ Vahani Arzumanyan (1986). OCLC 10431241.)
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(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Ballance, Selina (1960). "The Byzantine Churches of Trebizond". Anatolian Studies. 10. British Institute at Ankara: 141–175. S2CID 190694842.
- Bryer, Anthony; David Winfield (1985). The Byzantine monuments and topography of the Pontos. Washington, D.C: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. ISBN 0-88402-122-X.
- Darke, Diane (1987). Guide to Eastern Turkey and the Black Sea Coast. London: Michael Haag. ISBN 0-902743-66-X.
- Köker, Osman (2005). Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago. Istanbul: Birzamanlar Yayıncılık. ISBN 975-6158-00-X.
Further reading
- Bzhshkean, Minas (1819). Patmutʻiwn Pontosi or ē Seaw tsov (in Armenian). Venice, Italy: Vans Srboyn Ghazaru. OCLC 42517266.
- Kévorkian, Raymond H; Paul B Paboudjian (1992). Les Arméniens dans l'Empire Ottoman à la veille du génocide (in French). Paris: Editions d'art et d'histoire. p. 187. ISBN 2-906755-09-5.
- Sinclair, Thomas Alan (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey. London: Pindar Press. ISBN 0-907132-34-0.
- Winfield, David; June Wainwright (1962). "Some Byzantine Churches from the Pontus". Anatolian Studies. 12. British Institute at Ankara: 131–161. S2CID 164102811.
Gallery
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Kaymaklı Monastery front view
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Kaymaklı Monastery Chapel
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Kaymaklı Manastırı Apse
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Kaymaklı Manastırı Roofless chapel
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External links
- Kara Lahana. "Part 7:Boztepe". Kara Lahana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- Photos of Kaymaklı Monastery by Dick Osseman
- Carefully documented photographic survey of Kaymaklı Monastery
- Monastery Products from Mount Athos