No less than 487 persons. who had hidden In the mountains. grottos. and subterraneous caves. were savagely imassacred. Among these victims were 14 young girls wil had sought refuge inthe monastery of Vazelon. where the Turks. after first violating these unfortunate creatures. mutilated them In a horrible way." Churches and monasteries where women and children sought refuge were invaded and after pillaging and plundering everything portable tie women inld children were butchered or burned in tile flaming buildings. Tile Turkish commander of tie KayolerHan post ordered the monastery of Vazelon to be surrounded. and all who were thereinthe lonks. 780 Greek refugees. and 29 Armeniansto abandon it. refusing the pleas of the inviolability of the monastry. which was protected by imperial decree. The commnder then ordered troops to enter. all furniture and other treasures. including the archives. Bibles. and manuscripts. were either carried away or burned. and the church desecrated and destroyed.
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