Barlaam Monastery

Turkey / Hatay / Yayladagi /
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Monastery of Saint Barlaam (Armenian: Սուրբ Բարաղամ վանք, Georgian: ბარლაამწმინდა; Turkish: Barlaham Manastırı) is a 10th-century Georgian monastery in Antioch, modern day Turkey's Hatay Province. During the Seleucid and the Roman era there existed a Doric temple. In the 4th century, St. Barlaam destroyed statue of Zeus and formed a community of Christian monks. In early 6th century on the ruins of the ancient temple was built a small church, however it was soon destroyed as a result of an earthquake of 526 BC. It was rebuilt by Georgian monks between 950-1050 and functioned until 1268, when it was finally abandoned as a result of the massacres and the massive destruction brought by Muslim invaders.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Barlaam
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Coordinates:   35°56'52"N   35°59'35"E
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