About Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata
The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata (Armenian: Ղալաթայի Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի, romanized: Ghalat’ayi Surp Krikor Lusavorich yegeghetsi; Turkish: Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Ermeni Kilisesi) is the oldest extant Armenian Apostolic church in Istanbul. It was originally built in the late 14th century, in the Genoan period, shortly before the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans. The church was demolished in 1958 and the current building is a reconstruction from the 1960s.
Located in the Galata neighbourhood, it is the city's only church built in the traditional style of Armenian church architecture—namely with a dome with a conical roof. The Getronagan Armenian High School was established in 1886 next to the church.
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Location and Access
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata is located in Beyoğlu district, İstanbul. Coordinates are 41.02567, 28.97842. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for İstanbul.
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- Province İstanbul
- District Beyoğlu
- Category Religious Sites
- Period 1391
- Coordinates 41.02567, 28.97842
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