Turkey lifts ban to allow mass at monastery

Article reports that five hundred Greek orthodox Christians celebrated mass in the beautiful 1,600-year-old Sumela monastery in north-eastern Turkey, August 2010, ending an 88-year ban on religious services at the site.

Wikipedia: Sümela Monastery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCmela_Monastery

Deutsche Welle, 15.8.10: Orthodox Christians attend historic Mass at Turkish monastery http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5912270,00.html

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