Moutalaske

Moutalaske (Greek: Μουταλάσκη, romanized: Moutalaskē; the name may derive from the Aramaic mata la zkha, 'village of victory') was a town of ancient Cappadocia, inhabited in Byzantine times. It was the birthplace of both Saint Sabas (439) and Saint Meletios (c. 1035). The former, during a visit to emperor Anastasios I in Constantinople, sent money back to his home village in Moutalaske to fund the construction of a church dedicated to the Saints Cosmas and Damian.