Boss Church Buckle Church Tokali

Boss Church Also Called As Buckle Church (Tokalı Kilisesi)

it is on the right of the road from GöreMe to Avcılar. It was built and decorated in different periods. One of the largest and most imposing structures in all of troglodytic Cappadocia is the Boss Church. There are a longitudinal nartex with a different vault and a latitudinal altar. There are four pillars linked to eaeh other with arches and a e corridor raised behind these pillars, and there are two small side apses and one big apse following the corridor.

There is a small side altar divided with pillars on the left of the entrance. We can see the ornaments of iconoclastic period under the frescoes which are throwing down.

The life of Christ and his miracles are depicted chronologically by using generally green and red tones as friezes on the nartex and barrel vault.

Subjects: The Annunciation, the Visitation to St. Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist) by Virgin Mary, the Trial by Water, the Nativity, Presentation of the Gifts by the Wise man of the east, the Massacre of the Innocents by King Herod, Virgin Mary, the Flight into Egypt, meeting with John the Baptist, the Baptism, the Miracle in the Sea of Galileo, Miracle of the Thousand's (Multiplication of the Loaves) (the miracle that five thousand people were satiated with five loaves of bread and three fish by Chris), the Healing of the Blind, the Raising of Lazarus, the Last Supper, the Betrayal, Carrying the Cross, the Crucifixion, Descent from the Cross, the Women at the Tomb, The Resurrection of Christ.

The larger area of the main church when compared with the others, enabled the monks to make detailed compositions. The monks who become free for painting icons after the iconoclastic period, made mare realistic, more to make detailed compositions. The monks made more realistic, more detailed frescoes with much care. The upper part of the narrow side altar is divided into divisions with a big cross. You can see the pictures of the eight saints inside the niches.

On the transversal altar, the scenes about the life of St. Basileus, depictions of the Saints, and especially the scenes picturing the miracles of Chrits were represented.

Dark blue is mostly used color and this is one of the most important characteristics distinguishing Tokalı Kilise from the others.