Aziz Stephanos Church, Keslik Monastery, Goreme

Aziz Stephanos Church, part of the Keslik Monastery, 7th - 13th century, consisting of 14 rock-hewn churches, kitchens and hermits caves, in the Soganli Valley in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13439928

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45122020

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7087px x 4724px (27.6MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen