Greek Genocide Resource Center massacre corpus / 1916 Apr
Vazelon Monastery
The Vazelon Monastery in Maçka was the sight of a massacre of 487 people, mostly women and children who had been hiding in the forest. They were captured, violated within the monastery, and then massacred. Men were also murdered. The church was then burnt and destroyed, its furniture carried away, its bibles and archives burnt to cinders.
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Greek Genocide Resource Center massacre corpus
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Vazelon Monastery
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