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Bizans Dönemi’nde su, dini metinlerdeki referanslara dayanılarak, yaşamın ve ilahi dirilişin kaynağı, kutsanma ve arınmanın sembolü olarak kabul edilir. Bu nedenle şifa/tedavi uygulamalarının yanı sıra liturjik kullanımlarda önemli bir unsur olarak karşımıza çıkar. Thalassidionlar altarın altında ya da yakınında bulunan, bir su sistemiyle bağlantılı ve ayinlerden sonra liturjik objelerin yıkanması için kullanılan küçük boyutlu su hazneleridir. Son yıllarda yürütülen arkeolojik kazı çalışmaları sayesinde bilinen Erken Bizans Dönemi kiliselerinin sayısı artmıştır. Ancak kiliselerde tespit edilen düzenlemelerin su kültü ile ilişkisi kurulsa da nasıl bir işlevle kullanıldıkları sorusu varlığını sürdürmektedir. Bu nedenle makalede kiliselerde suyun kullanımı açıklanarak bunlar arasında önemli bir yere sahip Thalassidion düzenlemelerinin ayrıntılı olarak tanıtılması amaçlanmıştır. Tespit edilen Thalassidion örneklerinin düzenlemeleri birbirlerinden farklıdır. Konum, biçim ve su sisteminde ortak özellikler görülmez. Kuyu, kanal ve künk sistemleri sayesinde bazı kiliseler için thalassidion bulunduğuna dair öneriler getirmek mümkündür. Mimari verilere göre Kıbrıs, Kudüs, Kuzey Afrika ve Yunanistan’da birer örnek Anadolu’da ise beş örnek tanımlanmıştır.
In the Byzantine era, water, based on references in religious texts, is considered the source of life and divine resurrection, a symbol of blessing and purification. Therefore, in addition to the healing/treatment practices, it appears as an important element in liturgical uses. Thalassidions are small-dimensional water deposits located under or near the altar, connected to a water system and used for the washing of liturgical objects after rituals. The number of early Byzantine churches known to have increased thanks to the archaeological excavations carried out in recent years. But if the arrangements identified in the churches are linked to the water cult, the question of how they are used continues to exist. Therefore, the article is intended to describe the use of water in churches and to detail the Thalassidion arrangements, which have an important place among them. The arrangements of the detected Thalassidion samples are different. There are no common characteristics in the location, shape and water system. It is possible to bring suggestions that there is thalassidion for some churches thanks to the water, canal and canyon systems. According to the architectural data, one example is identified in Cyprus, Jerusalem, North Africa and Greece, and five examples are identified in Anadolu.
In the Byzantine period, water is regarded as the source of life and divine resurrection, a symbol of blessing and purification, based on references in religious texts. Therefore, in addition to healing/therapeutic applications, it is an important element in liturgical use. Thalassidia are small water reservoirs connected to a water system under or near the altar, used for ceramonial washing. On account of the excavations carried out in recent years, the number of recognised churches belong to Early Byzantine has increased. Even though the arrangements determined in the churches are related to water cult, the functional proposals are determined according to general information. Therefore, in this article, aimed to introduce the usage of water in churches and to explain Thalassidion in detail. The elements determined as Thalassidia are arrenged differently from each other. Location, shape and water system do not have common features. It is possible to propose thalasidion for usage in churches through well, canal and pipe systems. According to the architectural data, there are thalassidia at Cyprus, Jerusalem, North Africa and Greece; five examples have been defined at Anatolia.
Field : Eğitim Bilimleri; Filoloji; Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Journal Type : Uluslararası
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