Monastery of Saint Barlaam

Monastery of Saint Barlaam ბარლაამწმინდა
Religion
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox Church
Status	Not functioning
Location
Location	Yeditepe, Hatay Province, Turkey
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates	35.947800°N 35.993300°E / 35.947800; 35.993300
Architecture
Completed	10th century

Monastery of Saint Barlaam (Georgian: ბარლაამწმინდა; Turkish: Barlaham Manastırı) is a 10th-century Georgian monastery in Antioch, modern-day Turkey's Hatay Province. During the Seleucid and the Roman era there existed a Doric temple. In the 4th century, St. Barlaam destroyed the statue of Zeus and formed a community of Christian monks. In the early 6th century on the ruins of the ancient temple was built a small church, however, it was soon destroyed as a result of an earthquake of 526 BC. It was rebuilt by Georgian monks between 950-1050 and functioned until 1268 when it was finally abandoned as a result of the massacres and the massive destruction brought by Muslim invaders.

Source

• Barlaham Manastırı (Yayladağı Belediyesi) Erişim tarihi: 8 Eylül 2011
• Hatay Manastırlar