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Frescos in Church Mosque

Have you ever imagined to see Orthodox frescos of Mother Mary and Jesus in a mosque? Fertek (Fertakaina) Mosque was a Karamanlis Church of Archangelos Michael & Gabriel built by Kara Maho oğlu Hajji Nikola in 1835 in Fertek, Cappadocia, Turkey. The church has been a mosque since the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. However its architecture and frescos were left intact simply covering with curtains.

Smiling Mary and Jesus - Exploring Hidden Cave Churchs of Cappadocia

Smiling Mother Mary and Jesus. Fresco in secret underground monasteries of Cappadocia region in Turkey. Coming more about hidden cave churches of Cappadocia soon... Gümüsler Monastery...