{"id":3526,"date":"2023-10-17T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T08:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:37:06","slug":"church-of-st-onuphrius-serpent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/church-of-st-onuphrius-serpent\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of St. Onuphrius (Serpent)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>St. Onuphrius church is one of the remarkable churches in G\u00f6reme open air museum. Another name is also referred to as the Snake church. The depictions in the church include drawings of the saints who lived at that time. The drawings still preserve their vitality. St. Onuphrius (Snake) church dates back to the 11th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we examine the drawings on the wall of the church, Jesus Christ holding a pearl in his hand draws attention. On the other side, there is a depiction of St. George and St. Theodore fighting the dragon. Next to them are Helena and her son Constantine holding the real cross. The person standing next to the palm tree is St. Onuphrius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/travel\/cappadocia\/cappadocia-churches\/\" title=\"\">Cappadocia Churches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. Onuphrius (Serpent) Church Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-cappadocia.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"818\" data-id=\"3534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-cappadocia.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-cappadocia.png 700w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-cappadocia-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-goreme.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"847\" data-id=\"3536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-goreme.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-goreme.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-goreme-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-goreme-768x813.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-motif.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"821\" data-id=\"3530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-motif.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-motif.png 700w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-motif-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-open.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"328\" data-id=\"3529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-open.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-open.png 507w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-open-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-churchh.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"790\" data-id=\"3535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-churchh.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-churchh.png 1200w, 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class=\"wp-image-3533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church.png 700w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-178x300.png 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-tours.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"984\" data-id=\"3532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-tours.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-tours.png 700w, https:\/\/www.cappadociapage.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/st.onuphrius-church-tours-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" 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Another name is also referred to as the Snake church. The depictions in the church include drawings of the saints who lived at that time. The drawings still preserve their vitality. St. Onuphrius (Snake) church dates back to the 11th century. 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