A twin-apsed baptistery with two aisles, oriented east-west, with an entrance to the south through the north wall of the colonnaded walkway.
The discovery of a cruciform-shaped baptismal pool confirms that the building was used as a baptistery.
It is believed that it was built as the community at Alahan expanded, as a font located in the cave church likely served as the original baptistery.
There is painting present inside the baptistery that is not in the east church, perhaps because the painters were no longer present when the east church was finished.
This suggests that there was a considerable lapse in time between the construction of each building.
There is not enough evidence to suggest conclusively what type of roof covered the building.
A twin-apsed baptistery with two aisles, oriented east-west, with an entrance to the south through the north wall of the colonnaded walkway. The discovery of a cruciform-shaped baptismal pool confirms that the building was used as a baptistery. It is believed that it was built as the community at Alahan expanded, as a font located in the cave church likely served as the original baptistery. There is painting present inside the baptistery that is not in the east church, perhaps because the painters were no longer present when the east church was finished. This suggests that there was a considerable lapse in time between the construction of each building. There is not enough evidence to suggest conclusively what type of roof covered the building.
Alahan Monastery