Church in Istanbul, Turkey
The Church of St. Anthony of Padua
(
Turkish
:
Sent Antuan Kilisesi
), alternatively known as
Sant'Antonio di Padova Church
or
S. Antonio di Padova
, is the largest
Catholic
church in
Istanbul
,
Turkey
. It is located on
?stiklal Avenue
in the
Beyo?lu
district.
Together with the churches of
St. Mary Draperis
(also on Istiklal Avenue), and of
SS. Peter and Paul
in Galata, it was one of three Levantine parishes in Beyoglu. Today it is run by
Italian
priests. Saturday Mass in English begins at 19:00; Sunday Mass in Italian is at 11:30, in Polish at 11:30 in the crypt, in English at 10:00 and at 19:00 in Turkish; and Tuesday Mass in Turkish begins at 11:00. Weekday Masses are in English at 8:00 and in Turkish at 19:00.
History
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The original Church of St.
Anthony of Padua
was built in 1725 by the
Italian
community of Istanbul, but was later demolished and replaced with the current building which was constructed on the same site. The current basilican church, along with the adjacent residential buildings (known as the
St. Antoine Apartmanları
) was built between 1906 and 1912 in
Venetian Neo-Gothic
style, again by the city's Italian community (mostly made up of people of
Genoese
and
Venetian
descent, the community amounted to about 40,000 at the start of the 20th century). The building was designed by the
Levantine
architect
Giulio Mongeri
, who also designed other important buildings in Turkey, such as the Macka Palas in
Ni?anta?ı
and the Neo-Byzantine Karakoy Palas bank building in
Karakoy
(
Galata
), Istanbul, as well as the first headquarters of the
Turkiye ?? Bankası
in
Ankara
.
Pope John XXIII
preached here for 10 years while he was the
Vatican's ambassador
to Turkey before being chosen as pope. He is known as "the Turkish Pope" because of his fluency in
Turkish
and his oft-expressed love for Turkey and for Istanbul in particular. A
statue of him
is installed in the church's courtyard.
Since 2016 a legal battle has raged over the church
[1]
which has been put up for sale by a man claiming to act for the site's legal owner.
[2]
According to news reports, Sebahattin Gok obtained a power of attorney from the owners of the land and then attempted to sell it before lawyers acting on behalf of the Vatican took steps to prevent the sale.
[1]
Other Roman Catholic churches in Istanbul
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St. Anthony of Padua may be the most important Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, and with the largest congregation, but there are other Roman Catholic churches in the city too. These include the
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
(1846) in
Harbiye
; St. Louis of the French (1581) and Santa Maria Draperis in
Beyo?lu
; Sts. Peter and Paul (1841) in
Galata
; the Church of the Assumption in Moda,
Kadıkoy
; and St. Stephen in
Ye?ilkoy
.
Gallery
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua front of complex
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Apartments in front of Church of St. Anthony of Padua
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua interior
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua interior
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua interior
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West end of Church of St. Anthony of Padua
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See also
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Notes
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References
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- Latin:
St. Anthony of Padua Basilica, Istanbul
- Saint Paul Church, Adana
- St. Terese Church, Ankara
- Church of Saint Benoit, Istanbul
- Church of St. Mary Draperis, Istanbul
- Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Bornova
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Konak
- Saint Polycarp Church, Izmir
- St. Helena Church, Kar?ıyaka
- House of the Virgin Mary
- Armenian:
Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Catholic Church
- Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church
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