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The Byzantine cave monastery of the Ilgarini mağarası (Paphlagonia) – the Chryse Petra of Nikon Metanoite?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2024

Max Ritter*
Affiliation:
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Abstract

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This paper discusses the hitherto virtually unknown Byzantine cave monastery in the Ilgarini mağarası in the district of Pınarbaşı/Kastamonu based on its building remains, graffiti (mostly crosses), burials and notable finds. The remains were recorded during two brief surveys in 2012 and 2022. To shed light on the history of the site, an attempt is made to contex- tualise it within the mountainous regions of Middle Byzantine Paphlagonia, as well as with Middle Byzantine texts that relate to monasticism and might refer to the site. Research produces tentative evidence that the Ilgarini mağarası may be identified with the Chryse Petra known from several Byzantine texts, most prominently the Life of St Nikon Metanoite.

Özet

Özet

Bu makale, Kastamonu’nun Pınarbaşı ilçesindeki Ilgarini mağarası’nda bulunan ve bugüne kadar neredeyse hiç bilinmeyen Bizans mağara manastırını, yapı kalıntıları, grafiti (çoğunlukla haçlardan oluşan), gömüler ve dikkate değer buluntulara dayanarak değerlendirmektedir. Alandaki kalıntılar, 2012 ve 2022 yıllarında yapılan iki kısa yüzey araştırması sırasında tespit edilmiştir. Alan ve tarihi, hem Orta Bizans Paphlagonia’sının dağlık bölgeleri, hem de manastır hayatıyla bağlantılı Orta Bizans metinleri ışığında değerlendirilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu araştırma, Ilgarini mağarası’nın, başta Aziz Nikon Metanoite’nin Hayatı olmak üzere çeşitli Bizans metinlerinden bilinen Chryse Petra ile özdeşleştirilebileceğine dair olası kanıtlar ortaya koymaktadır.

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