Sumela Monastery - Trabzon
Sümela Monastery, which was built on a steep cliff on the skirts of Karadağ which overlooks the Altındere valley, within the boundaries of Altındere Village of Maçka District of Trabzon, is known as the "Virgin Mary" among the people. Located at an altitude of about 300 meters from the valley, the building continued the tradition of establishing monasteries outside the city, in forests, caves and watersides.
It is said that the monastery, which was founded in the name of the Virgin Mary, got its name "Sumela" from the word "molasses" meaning "black". Although it is thought that this name comes from the dark-colored Montenegro where the monastery was founded, the word Sümela can be attributed to the black color of the Virgin Mary here.
History of Sumela Monastery
According to rumors, the monastery, which was founded by two priests, Barnabas and Sophranios, who came from Athens during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I (375-395), was repaired by Belisarios, one of his generals, in the 6th century when Emperor Justinianus requested that the monastery be repaired and expanded.
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