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St Simon Monastery - Antioch

Bird call and the Azan at the Monastery

Saint Simon Monastery - Antioch, South East Turkey
Aziz Simon Manastırı -  Antakya, Türkiye

St Simon settled in the hills of Samandağı in 6th century, building this beautiful cut stone Monastery.
The Monastery was a pilgrimage center for the Early Christianity.
The followers of the faith named themselves as "Christians" for the first time in history, at this place.



St Simon Monastery - Antioch
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