This is a monastery in Bakcheserai where there is literally a cave city in which the Tatars lived The Tatars are a Muslim group living in Crimea. Ironic that the monastery is Orthodox and situated within the Tatar community.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
The Russian Orthodox Church
There is an orthodox church with a beautiful view nestled in the Crimean Mountains on the way to Yalta. In all the orthodox churches that we visited, we were required to cover our heads and were given skirts to wear over our jeans.
This is a monastery in Bakcheserai where there is literally a cave city in which the Tatars lived The Tatars are a Muslim group living in Crimea. Ironic that the monastery is Orthodox and situated within the Tatar community.
This is a monastery in Bakcheserai where there is literally a cave city in which the Tatars lived The Tatars are a Muslim group living in Crimea. Ironic that the monastery is Orthodox and situated within the Tatar community.
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