- Vazelon Monastery
Vazelon Monastery is located in Maçka district,
Trabzon Province ,Turkey . The exact building date of the monastery is not known. Some researches guess that is between 270-317 AD. After is was repaired by the order of the EmperorJustinian in 565, it has been repaired a lot of times until today [ [http://www.karalahana.com/karadeniz/Trabzon%20gezilecek%20yerler.htm Trabzon gezisi (Turkish)] ] . Vazelon Monastery had been a very important figure of Maçka's religious, cultural and economical lives. It is said thatSümela Monastery was built by the income of Vazelon Monastery was the richest of the region. Thefrescoe s thart are on the north outer walls of thechurch , theHeaven ,Hell and theLast Judgement , still bear their beautifulness. This monastery that was dedicated toprophet Judas , was abandoned with expelled toGreece .See also
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Kuştul Monastery References
External links
* [http://www.karalahana.com/english/archive/trabzon10.html Monasteries of Trabzon]
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