Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus - Byzantine Fresco - Sümela Monastery (Turkey Country)

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Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus - Byzantine Fresco - Sümela Monastery (Turkey Country)

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Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus.

Ancient Byzantine Frescos in the Cave Church of Sümela Monastery near Trabzon (Turkey).

In Byzantine art, Jesus Infant has the face of an adult, but he is drawn small and on the lap of the Virgin Mary.

The Sümela Monastery was originally founded in the year 386.

For more information, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCmela_Monastery.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on September 20, 2006
Trabzon Gümüşhane Yolu, Trabzon Province, Turkey
GPS coordinates: 40.689820,39.658218 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)
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