According to legend, the site was discovered by monks in 386 AD after entering the region, attracted by the Virgin Mary; decisive moment in the revitalization of the monastery occurred on August 15, 2010, at the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, when the Archbishop of Constantinople performed the first Orthodox cult in Sümela in 88 years
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According to legend, the site was discovered by monks in 386 AD after entering the region, attracted by the Virgin Mary; decisive moment in the revitalization of the monastery occurred on August 15, 2010, at the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, when the Archbishop of Constantinople performed the first Orthodox cult in Sümela in 88 years