Saint George Kyparissiotes Monastery Explained

Saint George Kyparissiotes
Established:	956
Location:	Tirilye, Turkey

40.3908°N 28.8114°WSaint George Kyparissiotes^[1] (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Κυπαρισσιώτης; Turkish: Aziz Yorgi Kilisesi, Aya Yorgi Kilisesi) is a ruined Byzantine-era monastery near modern Tirilye in Bursa Province, Turkey (medieval Trigleia in Bithynia).

It was built in 956.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: bursada kültür . Bursadakultur.org . 2016-11-04.
2. Web site: Tirilye'nin bağrındaki tarihi eserler . Yesilbursadergisi.com . 2016-11-04.
3. R. P. Bernardin Menthon, A. A., Une terre de légendes. L'Olympe de Bithynie, 1935