Kirazli Monastery
Kirazlı Monastery is located near the northeast coast of the Kapıdağ Peninsula, six kilometers outside the village of Ballıpınar, at an altitude between the villages of Yukarıyapıcı and Ballıpınar (Kocaburgaz).
Strabo is dedicated to the main guardian on Mount Dindymon behind Cyzicus. According to Orthodox tradition, the monastery was founded on the site of an old temple. The monastery, which was the religious center of the Greeks in the region, was visited by thousands of people who sought help from the icon of Panagia Faneromeni (Phaneromeni Mary), believed to work miracles. Now this famous icon is exhibited in the Fener Greek Patriarchate church in Istanbul. Abandoned in 1922, the monastery disappeared into the trees. It won't reveal itself until you get close. Kiralı Monastery, which was built in 1895 and had 99 rooms in the past, is the ruins of a church that was largely destroyed when combined with the high walls facing backwards from the building and the musky smell of the water flowing from the right. surrounding nature. The beautiful sounds of the landscape next to it evoke the feeling of playing unique music. The harmonious beauty of the Monastery and its surroundings, adorned with colorful flowers, which are not seen especially in autumn and spring, arouse peace and otherworldly feelings for visitors who may be hesitant to worship here.
