Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church
The church in 2007
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
StatusActive
Location
LocationKemeraltı, Sakızcılar Sok. No: 9, Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata is located in Istanbul Fatih
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata
Location of the church in European Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41°01′33″N 28°58′43″E / 41.0257°N 28.9785°E / 41.0257; 28.9785
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed1391 (textual evidence)
1436 (oldest inscription)
Specifications
Length29.25 metres (96.0 ft)[1]
Width11.7 metres (38 ft)[1]

The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata (Armenian: Ղալաթայի Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի, Ghalat’ayi Surp Krikor Lusavorich yegeghetsi; Turkish: Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Ermeni Kilisesi) is the oldest extant Armenian Apostolic church in Istanbul. It was built in the late 14th century, in the Genoan period, shortly before the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans. Located in Galata (Karaköy), it is the city's only church built in the traditional style of the Armenian church architecture—namely with a dome with a conical roof.[2][3]

The Getronagan Armenian High School was established in 1886 next to the church.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference paros was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wharton, Alyson (2015). The Architects of Ottoman Constantinople: The Balyan Family and the History of Ottoman Architecture. I.B.Tauris. p. 63. ISBN 9781780768526. The conical-domed structure was not seen in Constantinople except for the pre-Ottoman church of Surp Krikor Lusavoric of Karakoy.
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  4. ^ Hacikyan, Agop Jack; Basmajian, Gabriel; Franchuk, Edward S.; Ouzounian, Nourhan (2005). The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780814332214.
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