tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post6285796553626734394..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: Travel Journal (10)--SoganliTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-31050341714595783292007-07-19T19:05:00.000-07:002007-07-19T19:05:00.000-07:00Having read a little (very little) of Gregory the ...Having read a little (very little) of Gregory the Theologian, it is wonderful to be able to see the area where he lived. What I have read of his is beautiful. I doubt that I will ever be able to travel there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-20303938804143326762007-07-18T16:41:00.000-07:002007-07-18T16:41:00.000-07:00It's interesting to imagine those vistas as heavil...It's interesting to imagine those vistas as heavily forested, and so beautiful to see where so many saints have walked. The icons are gorgeous, and I love the "nicknames" of the churches.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-87911223376857233982007-07-18T13:00:00.000-07:002007-07-18T13:00:00.000-07:00This fresco is in the Kabasas Kilesi (Black Hat Ch...This fresco is in the Kabasas Kilesi (Black Hat Church). I don't know the particular age. Although the frescoes in some churches are thought to date from before the pre-Iconoclastic controversy, most date from immediately after that period until the Muslim conquest of the region--9th, 10th, 11th centuries.Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-18368344910603911702007-07-18T10:00:00.000-07:002007-07-18T10:00:00.000-07:00Love the icon/fresco of the circumcision of Christ...Love the icon/fresco of the circumcision of Christ. Is that in the St. George church (the "Snake")? Any idea of its age/history?<BR/><BR/>Interesting story about the nun's remains . . . wonder who she was, but praise God for the impression it made.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful stuff, John!<BR/><BR/>pax,<BR/><BR/>Eric JohnHilariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702731902033210478noreply@blogger.com