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Göreme became a Christian monastic centre in 300–1200 AD. The Yusuf Koç, Ortahane, Durmus Kadir and Bezirhane churches in Göreme, and houses and churches carved into rocks in the Uzundere, Bağıldere and Zemi Valleys, all evidence Cappadocia as a centre of early Christian learning and are thus a place of pilgrimage.
The Cappadocia region, in modern-day Turkey, was an early site of Christian activity. The Cappadocians advanced the development of early Christian theology, for example the doctrine of the Trinity, [2]: 22 and are highly respected as saints in both Western and Eastern churches.
People of Göreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia region, realized that these soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches, and monasteries. These Christian sanctuaries contain many examples of Byzantine art from the post-iconoclastic period. These frescos are a unique artistic achievement from this period.
Basil was born into the wealthy Cappadocian Greek [10] family of Basil the Elder, [11] and Emmelia of Caesarea, in Cappadocia, around 330. He was one of ten children, and his parents were known for their piety. [12] His maternal grandfather was a Christian martyr, executed in the years prior to Constantine I's conversion.
Early Christianity arose in Cappadocia relatively late, with no evidence of a Christian community before the late second century AD. [5] Alexander of Jerusalem was the first bishop of the province in the early to mid-third century, a period in which Christians suffered persecution from the local Roman authorities.
Asterius of Cappadocia (Ἀστέριος; died c. 341) was an Arian Christian theologian from Cappadocia. Few of his writings have been recovered in their entirety; the latest edition is by Markus Vinzent). [1] He is said to have been a pupil of Lucian of Antioch, but it is unclear to what extent this was the case.
Eventually, the Byzantines regained control over Cappadocia and under their rule Christianity and Christian architecture in Cappadocia entered a golden age. [8] By the eleventh century, roughly three thousand churches had been carved in the rocks. Rock-cut architecture in Monks Valley, Paşabağ, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
The region of Cappadocia produced some notable Greek individuals in antiquity, such as Apollonius of Tyana (1st century AD) who was a Greek Neo-Pythagorean philosopher [25] who became well known in the Roman Empire and Aretaeus of Cappadocia (81–138 AD) who was a native Greek, born in Cappadocia and is considered to have been one of the ...