Kızlar Monastery or Panagia Monastery at the foot of Boztepe

Boztepe

Boztepe is both a village and a nearby hill in Ordu Province of Turkey. The hill is 550 m above sea level. There is a nice restaurant at the top with amazing views over the town of Ordu and the Black Sea. In 2011, an aerial tramway system entered into service providing a convenient and memorable...

 moutain over looking the Trabzon

Trabzon

Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...

 city. The monastery complex built on two terraces, is surrounded by a protective high wall. The monastery was founded in the reign of Alexios III

Alexios III

Alexios III may refer to:* Alexios III Angelos , Emperor of the Byzantine Empire* Alexios III of Trebizond , Emperor of Trebizond...

 (1349–1390). Having undergone major repairs several times it assumed its present from in the 19th century. The monastery initially comprised the rock church on the south side the chapel

Chapel

A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...

 in its entrance and a few cells. Inside the rock church there are insciriptions and portraits of Alexios III, his wife Theodora

Theodora

Theodora is a name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". It is the feminine form of the Greek name, Θεόδωρος meaning "God's gift" , neuter gender...

 and his mother Irene

Irene

Irene is a name derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη meaning "peace". It may also be spelled or transliterated as "Irini", "Eirene", or "Eirini".It may refer to:-Mythical figures:* Eirene , one of the Horae...

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