The provocations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the Christians continue, as after the conversion of the Hagia Sophia into an Islamic mosque, another iconic Christian place of worship which served as a museum called the Monastery of Christ at Chora will also be turned into a mosque, protothema.gr reports.
The conversion of the Monastery into a mosque had been decided since last year, nevertheless, it had not been implemented until today, when the decision was published in the Turkish government gazette.
The Monastery of Christ at Chora (Μονή του Χριστού της Χώρα) was a monastery in Constantinople near the Gate of Adrianople (Edirne Kap?), and south of the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Tekfur Saray?). Its well-preserved mosaics and frescoes are important examples of monumental art of the Late Byzantine period. After serving as a mosque (known as Kariye Mosque of Ali Pasha Kenise Mosque), it was converted into a museum in 1945 and is now included on the list of the Historic Areas of Istanbul of UNESCO World Heritage.
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