Central Anatolia, Turkey
Cappadocia
What is there today
In the Göreme valley there are more than three hundred churches carved into volcanic rock, many with their frescoes intact because the stone protected them from light and damp. Underground there are entire cities of up to eight levels where Christians sheltered during raids.
Why this image comes from here
George was a Roman army officer born here, and from here his cult travelled to Lydda and then across the Mediterranean. He is one of the few saints venerated at once by the Catholic, Orthodox and Coptic churches, which is why his icon appears in traditions that share almost nothing else.
Pieces from this place
- Saint George and the Dragon
- George was a Roman officer from Cappadocia, and his cult travelled from there to Lydda and then across the Mediterranean. He is patron of Catalonia, Aragon, Georgia, England and Moscow at once.