Sumela Monastery

QUOTE (Xtanbul @ May 19, 2007 03:05 pm)

You illiterate and ignorant dickhead. Atatürk travelled to Samsun from Istanbul on May 19th, thats it. No Pontians was killed or forced to leave or anything.

Ignorance combined with hatred creates idiotic races like the Greek race.

ha ha said the univerisity "student" that claims Jews suffere3d genocide in the hads of Greeks during the Nazi occupation greekturkish/laugh.gif

when it comes to illeteracy you are second to none,you bloody waste of O2

A model of Panagia Sumela.

QUOTE (Lethe @ February 11, 2007 08:45 pm)

nice pics. greekturkish/Thumbsup.gif

My father used to said turks couldn't destroy it because it is hard to reach.

In the end, as GRponti said, they managed to destroy it:

QUOTE (GrkPontio85 @ February 15, 2007 01:53 pm)

I was told of a story some time ago of a couple of monks taking the icon of Sumela and hiding it from the Turks for fear that they would destroy it. I forgot when exactly it took place but when the Turks arrived to the monastery they looted the entire place and scratched the eyes out of the icons because they kept on staring at the Turks which freaked them out. Sometime later an old monk told a group of other monks that the icon of Sumela is still in Pontos for them to bring it to Greece so they can build a church. The priests went to the monastery and found the icon and smuggled it into Greece. They build the Church of Panagia Sumela.

Everyone was going crazy when they took the icon out. Man, I never saw so many people in my life for an event like this. They take out the icon once a year I believe. the Greek army was there as well as you can see.

Few details though..

1. The Holy Icon of Panagia, was burried in the forest next to the monastery.

2. Not only the paintings at the walls were destroyed... ALL of the monastery was burnt to the ground by the turkish army when they reached it.

It is now rebuilt ONLY for touristic a-la disneyland purposes to bring money to the murderous turkish state to continue its genocides elsewhere (Kurdistan for example).

It is NOT intended to function again as a religious place. How could it be, as in the end of the day, the reason of its existance -the Icon- has found a peaceful place to stay now, in the mountains Macedonia. greekturkish/tiphat.gif

QUOTE (Pytheas @ June 03, 2007 10:54 pm)

In the end, as GRponti said, they managed to destroy it:

Few details though..

1. The Holy Icon of Panagia, was burried in the forest next to the monastery.

2. Not only the paintings at the walls were destroyed... ALL of the monastery was burnt to the ground by the turkish army when they reached it.

It is now rebuilt ONLY for touristic a-la disneyland purposes to bring money to the murderous turkish state to continue its genocides elsewhere (Kurdistan for example).

It is NOT intended to function again as a religious place. How could it be, as in the end of the day, the reason of its existance -the Icon- has found a peaceful place to stay now, in the mountains Macedonia. greekturkish/tiphat.gif

It's in better shape then any structure in Greece.

QUOTE (domestos @ February 11, 2007 09:18 pm)

You really need big lungs to climb to the monastery. It's now used as a touristic destination but they are planning to open it again to develop tourism in the area. greekturkish/Yes.gif

(that's something)

Frescos inside are done by Georigians in 18th century but badly damaged by some faschist SOB's greekturkish/paperbag.gif

(some are also stolen by american archeologists in 50's greekturkish/paperbag.gif

). Restoration goes on but the purpose and the quality of the restoration is really questionable greekturkish/confused.gif

I visited it some 15 yrs ago, dunno how its situation is now...soon will go there again to take my hubby.

Frescos werenot so well yes but even for the sake of the nature around (and if u can risk climbing for 45 minutes on foot) it is worth seeing. Marvellous monastary and scenery.... and people, don't forget to eat firinda sutlac (baked sutlac) on the way to sumela in that shabby small place (if still exists)

Some photos I took of it this November.
The graffiti is despicable, ranging from a Mr Harrison to some cunt called Erol and even a tosser from 1741. All three of them and countless more deserve THEIR eyes scratched out for this sacrilege.

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The guard that follows you around as if you're guilty of pissing on Christ or something ought to drop that hapless pursuit and get off his fat arse more often, leave his tea on the night shift and patrol this historic wonder our nation has inherited and should be proud of inherit and is compelled to protect in watch of these geri zekali tunnel visioned fuck wads that feel big enough to etch their wankpot names into pure historic art.