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Kuştul Monastery (Turkish: Kuştul Manastırı, Greek: Ιερά Μονή του Αγίου Γεωργίου Περιστερεώτα[1]) is located near Şimşirli village, Maçka district, Trabzon Province, Turkey. Founded in 752 CE at 30 km northeast of Trabzon, it was finally closed on January 17, 1923, when the monks along with other Greeks were expelled to Greece.[2]. After 1906 fire, It was retored. A monastery with the same name was inaugurated on June 16, 1978 in Naousa, Imathia, which is where the monks of Kuştul Monastery are buried.[3] The monastery is abandoned and only the base of the church survives today.[4]
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- ^ Meaning: "Holy Monastery of Saint George Peristereota" (formal name). The name "Peristereota" derives from the Greek word peristeri (περιστέρι = pigeon), because legend has it that three pigeons lead the three different monks who founded the monastery to the location.
- ^ Η Ιστορία της Μονής στον Πόντο, peristereota.com
- ^ Η Ιστορία της Μονής στην Ελλάδα, peristereota.com
- ^ Kuştul Monastery, trabzon.gov.tr
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