Istanbul

Cathedral of the Basilica of the Holy Spirit - Harbiye Cathedral of St. Esprit A cathedral is the highest-ranking ecclesiastic who is the head of a Church region, called a "diocese" in Church terminology, and who administers this region ecclesiastically and administratively...

Basilica of St. Antuan - Beyoğlu Historical Process of the Church 1221.The Franciscans fully settled in Constantinople (Istanbul). Their first home was the church of Theotokos Kyriotissa. 1230. In the early thirties, the friars built a church in Galata in the name of their founder, St. Francis of Assisi...

Santa Maria Draperis Church - Beyoğlu Sainte Marie Draperis (Italian: Santa Maria Draperis, Turkish: Meryem Ana Draperis Latin Catholic Church) is a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, which is important for historical reasons...

Sen Piyer (Sancti Pietro e Paolo in Galata) - Beyoğlu The Church is located in the Karaköy (formerly Galata) neighborhood of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. The Church, whose address is Galata Tower Street 44, Kuledibi, is open...

St. Stefanos Latin Catholic Church St. Stefanos was the first martyr of Christianity. In the fourth century, the Byzantine Empire brought the bones of St. Stephen from Palestine to Constantinople. The bones were then shipped to Italy. But today...

On July 2, 1886, 15 young graduates (small seminary students) from Koum-Capou (a suburb of Istanbul) arrived in Phanaraki, now Fenerbahçe, and stayed in a rented house. At that time, the peninsula was...

St. George's Church - Istanbul This church was first mentioned in 1303. However, it is believed that this place of worship dates back to the earliest times of Christianity and traces its origins to the churches within its walls, which...

St. Louis Church - Beyoğlu Church history The history of St. Louis Church in Istanbul is inseparable from the history of the French Capuchin monks. The first Capuchins arrived in Constantinople in 1626 and settled on the grounds of the French embassy in 1628....

St. Paul's Church - Nisantasi Welcome to the German-speaking Catholic parish of St. Paul's in Turkey! Located in the middle of the bustling metropolis of Istanbul, on the European side, very close to the "American Hospital" in the Nisantasi...

Virgin Mary Rosario Church - Bakırköy In 1883, a Levantine family of Italian origin unexpectedly receives a considerable inheritance. A large part of this inheritance was used to build a new church in Makriköy (today Bakırköy)...

Bomonti Notre-Dame De Lourdes Church Church History Notre-Dame de Lourdes Georgian Catholic Church (Georgian: სსსტამბოლის ქართველთასავავანელთასავანელთანე) was a historic parish of the Georgian Greek Catholic Church in the Bomonti neighborhood of the Şişli district of Istanbul....

Büyükada Church of St. Pacifica - Büyükada Church History Among the dozen churches and monasteries of various denominations in Büyükada, the largest of the Prince Islands, whose ancient Greek name is Prinkipo, there is the church of St. Pacifica (St...

The documented information about the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Büyükdere dates back to 1807, when she was assigned to the Small Monastery Priests' Order Mission. In 1817 the church became a parish. In 1866 P....

Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa - Polonezköy One of the important symbols of Polonezköy is the Church of Our Lady of Czestochova. It is located in a beautiful garden on the right at the entrance of the village. Built in 1842 in Polonezköy...

The small church known as "Tubini Chapel" in Kadıköy, Kadıköy, which was renovated by the Episcopate of the Latin Catholic Church of Istanbul, was opened on December 7, 2023 with the name "Kadıköy Virgin Mary Church"...

Sacred Heart Church - Bebek It would be impossible to talk about the Sacred Heart Church in Bebek without mentioning the Sisters of the Filles de la Charité and Vincentian Fathers, known as the "Lazarists", once the largest congregation in Istanbul.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Notre Dame De L'Assomption Church) In 1858, the Apostolic Vicar Mgr Brunoni commissioned the young Genovese priest De Negri to found a church on the Asian side of the city. From Chio