[2960] Entrance to the Constantine and Helena Church, Mustafapaşa, Cappadocia, Türkiye

The Constantine and Helena (Eleni) Church, the most prominent church built during Ottoman period in Mustafapaşa (then, Sinasos), is located at the place that used to be the Marketplace before the population Exchange. The basilica planned church has a barrel vault, three naves and three apses, and there is an open courtyard on the west. Above the entrance door on the west face of the church, there is an eight-line inscription written on the marble stone in Greek letters. It was written from the mouth of the church in a way that no other example can be found in the region:

 

“Following pagans, holy kings

I am the temple of the faithful Constantine and Helena.

I was partially built during the reign of Sultan Ahmet.

I was decorated as necessary during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid.

During the high priesthood of the famous Pasios,

With the struggle and expenditures of the Sinosos community,

I had been built from the foundations in 1729. In 1850, I was repaired”.

 

Text Ref: mustafapasakapadokya.org/en/yapilar/constantine-and-helen...

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