St. Georgios Church
St. Georgios Church, like the St. Prokopios Church in Gez, had its southern façade made of stone and its rear section carved from rock. It is 12×8 meters in size; There are two carefully carved rock apses. An edict was given for its construction on February 22, 1842. Az with wooden announcement tool. The public was notified by ringing the bell in Vasilyos Church. Although archaeologist Kemal T. Türkmen called this place 'Panaiya Church', we think he is wrong. Turks used to call this place 'Hıdırellez Church', which confirms the evidence showing that Georgios and the Hıdırellez cult came together... Hıdırellez was a day when young people ate, drank and had fun among themselves, and until recently, young girls and boys were allowed to like each other. It was decided that this custom would be removed from here in 1890 and built in Büyük Kaya (Çimenli). We think that this entertainment, called the 'Protective Festival', came with the Cult of Hızır İlyas (Hıdırellez-Georgios) and probably since pre-Christian times. The fact that the "Sacred Sky Water" is here also confirms this thesis.
It is a great misfortune that the copper pots with inscriptions belonging to St. George were melted and used to make the bath cauldron during the construction of the Greek Bath.
It is said that the illustration of this place was left unfinished. However, many images can still be distinguished; On the apse there is a depiction of Jesus, Peter, Yohannes, Mark, Andreas, Simon, Thomas and the prophets Moses, Jeremiah and Haggay. There is also a scene reminding of the war in the west corner. The date 1876 in a picture strengthens the possibility of an Ottoman-Russian war. During the Great Exchange of 1924, the skulls of the church fathers were buried next to the Göğce Water. The murals that first attract the attention of those entering Ürgüp from Nevşehir belong to this church and depict Hz. Abraham's Sacrifice Scene seems to be a reminder of sacrificed cultures.
