The Church with the Cross, known
in Turkish Hacli Kilise, is located in the Red Valley in Cappadocia and it is
usually confused with the Church with the Three Crosses in the Rose Valley. The
Church, located on top of a hill, can be reached by a narrow path. The hill,
where the Hacli Church is located, also has a fabulous view of the valley. The
Church has a single nave and apse in synthronon style. There is a perfect
acoustic in this Church.
In the sanctuary one observes the
prevalent icon of Jesus Christ Pantokratora. This is evident in most Orthodox
Churches in Cappadocia. This iconographic tradition is not followed today,
whereby the place is now taken by the Theotokos Platytera, the Mother of God.
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