Balatlar church: A piece of Jesus’ cross was unearthed

Sinop is one of the important destinations in Black Sea region. It was named as Sinope in the ancient era. Also it is known as home of philosopher Diogenes. In addition to those features, Balatlar church complex which was located nearby the northern end of peninsula was an important religious center in ancient era. This building was used as bath […]

Kurşunlu Monastery: A home for early Christians

We know that early Christians faced torture and violence by the pagan Roman Empire. So early Christian communities had to hide from Roman Empire’s authorities. They built underground cities and settlement areas to high territory for this purpose. We are visiting one of those places; A monastery that was built on high territory was one of the important religious center […]