Medikion monastery

The Monastery of Saint Sergios of Medikion, commonly simply known as the Medikion Monastery, and later as the Monastery of the Holy Fathers is a ruined Byzantine-era monastery near modern in .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Greek Orthodox monastery near Tirilye, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Agios Sergios”, “Agios Sergios Manastırı”, “Hagios Sergios Manastırı”, and “Medikion Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fatih Mosque and Tirilye Taş Mektep.

Mosque
Photo: Ollios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , , . The structure was originally constructed in the 8th or 9th as a Byzantine church and was later converted to a Muslim place of worship during the 16th century. is situated 1 km northeast of Medikion monastery.

Government office
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is a government office, which is situated 1 km northeast of Medikion monastery.

Church
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Panagia Pantobasilissa or Arched Church as it is called in the region is known to be the first church whose walls were decorated with frescoes. Dating back to the middle ages, it was used as a church until the Greco-Turkish population exchange in 1922. is situated 1 km northeast of Medikion monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tirilye and Kumyaka.

Village
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is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,409. With the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, its town status and its municipality were abolished, and it was made a .

Village
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. Its population is 661. is situated 3 km east of Medikion monastery.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. Its population is 343. is situated 5 km south of Medikion monastery.

Medikion monastery

Latitude
40.38531° or 40° 23′ 7″ north
Longitude
28.79056° or 28° 47′ 26″ east
Open location code
8GGC9QPR+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 689881590
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q4692661
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Medikion monastery” goes by many names.
  • German: “Medikion-Kloster”
  • Greek: “Μονή Μηδικίου”
  • Russian: “Мидикийский монастырь”
  • Spanish: “Agios Sergios”
  • Turkish: “Agios Sergios”
  • Turkish: “Medikion manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Medikion Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Pateron (Pederler) Kilisesi”

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