Aziz Augustin Church
Changes After Construction:
- The building was consecrated by Bishop Bonetti on 1 May 1890.
- In 1892, two side wings were added; the left wing was arranged as a chapel dedicated to Saint Augustine.
- Between 1890 and 1914, the building was used successively as a novitiate house, a scholasticate house, and a student house.
- The building was used as a hospital between 1914 and 1919.
- Between 1895 and 1914, the building functioned as a seminary; this small-scale seminary use continued until the Second World War.
- The chapel was extensively renovated in 2012–2013.
- In 1982, the building was leased as part of a sports facility.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Latin Catholic Church.
- The building is also known as Saint Augustine Church and Saint Augustin Chapel.
- After 1920, the chapel became an annex of the Kadıköy community; the priests of Kadıköy continued to serve regularly in the chapel.
- The historic name “Phanaraki” of Fenerbahçe appears in the early history of the building.
