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Sumela Monastery put into service after 5-year restoration

Following a nearly five-year restoration project, an ancient Orthodox monastery in Turkey's Black Sea region has restarted mass services.

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Sumela Monastery, located 300 meters (985 feet) above the forests that cover Altındere Valley in the northeastern province of Trabzon, is known locally as Meryem Ana or Virgin Mary.