Church Complete
ID: 245
Building type: church
Context:
church; village
Site:
Gümüşgün; Eneš
Description:
On the basis of T. A. Sinclair’s assessment, the monument is assigned to the ninth century. In architectural terms, it is a single-aisled church that incorporates a narthex positioned along its southern side. Plan reference: Brelaud, S., Daccache, J., Ruani. F., 2021, “Unpublished Syriac Inscriptions from the Ruins of Saint Sergius’ Church in Eneš (Turkey),” The Harp. A Review of Syriac and Oriental Ecumenical Studies 35, fig. 3 (263), after: Palmer, A., 1993, “The Messiah and the Mahdi - history presented as the writing on the wall,” in H. Hokwerda, E. R. Smits, M. M. Woesthuis (eds), Polyphonia Byzantina, Studies in honour of Willem J. Aerts, Groningen, 49. For further consultation: Paweł Nowakowski, Cult of Saints, E05913 - http://csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?recid=E05913; Sinclair, T. A., 1990, Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey, vol. 4, London, 176.