Church & Monastery
Hagios Chariton, known in Turkish as Deyr-i Eflatun (the Monastery of Plato), lies 4 km west of Konya at the foot of Takkeli Mountain. It is held to have been founded by Saint Chariton in the 4th century. The complex consists of two rock-cut churches, a hagiasma (holy spring), monks' cells, various chambers and a dais. Its inscriptions record repairs in 1067 and 1289 — dates that document the continued presence of a Christian community even under Seljuk rule.
The photograph shows rock-cut chambers in the valley where the monastery stands.
- Other names
- Deyr-i Eflatun, Monastery of Plato
- Founded
- 4th century
- Repair inscriptions
- 1067 and 1289
- Location
- Foot of Takkeli Mountain