Caves of God : Cappadocia and its churches

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Caves of God : Cappadocia and its churches

Spiro Kostof

Oxford University Press, 1989

[2nd ed.]

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Bibliography: p. [283]-297

Includes index

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Located in central Turkey, Cappodocia boasts hundreds of monasteries and churches where Christian communities lived and prayed for the greater part of two millenia. This general introduction to the rockcut architecture of the region discusses the nature and historical background of monasticism in Cappodocia, and contains illuminating plans and elevations, and helpful reference material.

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