KÜLTÜREL EKSENDE AYA YORGİ ( ST. GEORGE ) KÜLTÜ VE İNANÇ TURİZMİ AÇISINDAN NİKOMEDİA (İZMİT) İÇİN ÖNEMİ

Abstract

One of the most important factors that motivate people to tour tourism is tourism, which is included in culture tourism. as well as visits to the holy places by tourists belonging to various religions, as well as travel made to satisfy religious beliefs. Among the saints who have attained the title of 14 auxiliary saints who are martyred for the sake of religion that has gained importance in Christian faith today and which are called sacred aids, in today’s religious tourism, which is developing in the world depending on changing tourist demands, protection of existing cultural values, promotion of tourism and promotion are aimed. Important figures from Ayios Pandaleimon to Aya Yorgo and Azize Varvara were dressed in martyrdom at Nikomedia. In this study we will consider and evaluate the Aya Yorgo (St. George) cult from the saints who have lived in Nikomedia and have reached the level of Marteryer “martyrdom” according to Christian belief.