Church of Aya Yorgi

Aya Yorgi deliberately made on behalf of George Church, is located in one of the highest point Büyükada. The Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in Turkey to accept the authority of the church has the distinction of being.

Yorgi church's history

According to describe the Byzantine church of Aya Yorgi remaining in the period under occupation and the icon to save the priests, sacred objects, they buried the bodies and cover the sides of them. After many years of intervening month Yorgi saints, and the church entered into a shepherd's dream of extending road to climb, where the bell sounds to stop and told the diggers.

Did not receive much attention in the event shepherd, he saw the same dream three nights in a row, "I got a job in this business," he not talking to church barefoot and alone and has climbed the long hill. The incident took place in a dream saw the church as soon as it approached the sound of the bell and began to dig at that point, was found buried objects. In addition, each of the bodies had been buried so new that day.

Aya Yorgi Church, 19th century is the structure and is famous for its three bells. Buyukada west, behind a rising slope, Heaven `s is under way. XVII.yy was held in a large part of the monastery, believed that between the years 1920-23 by a White Russian refugees were burned at the time. Higher up from the monastery, the road lined with pine trees on the plains just below the church haçvari plan. It is estimated that the monastery was built with. Middle of the fourth frame openings are covered with a dome that fits on the column. The pendant is passed to the dome. Openings between the corner with four small openings in the dome is covered with barrel vaults. There are 12 windows in the dome. Narthex at the entrance is simple. Both church and narthex have ikonalarla is decorated with murals. Some İkonaların silver embossed, carved wood throne, is despotic. Below is the first time has been under the Byzantine church. Because many were destroyed and a new church was destroyed, the second church in the 1894 earthquake crashes down the present church was built in 1897 `. Monastery on the island now dwindling numbers are used as homes by Cypriot citizens.

According to records obtained from the Patriarchate Monastery of St. Yorgi 1751 date of the building. The small church built on this date, and a prayer chapel in the old church is known as a two-story brick structure covered with a small. Bell tower on the hill at the back of the church which was built of cut stone, and in 1905 the new moon Yorgi Church was built in 1909, was opened for use.