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