Mount Auxentius

Mount Auxentius (also known as Mount St. Auxentius, Mount Auxentios, or Mount Scopas), today known as Kayış Dağı in Turkish, is a mountain located in the eastern outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey, in Kayışdağı neighborhood. Its summit is 428 metres above sea level.^[1] The mountain is named after Auxentius of Bithynia.

Mount Auxentius
Mount St. Auxentius Kayış Dağı
Mount Auxentius (Kayış Dağı) in winter
Highest point
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Coordinates	40°58′15″N 29°09′51″E
Geography
Location	Istanbul
Country	Turkey

Auxentius of Bithynia, whom the mountain is named after

The mountain was home to Christian monks and ascetics during the Byzantine period.^[2] Byzantine Christian monks who lived on the mountain included Saint Stephen the New (c. 713–764)^[3] and Saint Macarius of Mount Auxentius (died 768).^[4]