Changes After Construction
Before this building, a wooden Church of the Virgin Mary had been established in the same area in 1857; the present masonry structure was built in place of that wooden church.
According to the inscription above the entrance door of the naos, the church was opened for worship in 1894.
The church building was registered as a second-degree urban conservation site on May 12, 1979.
The bell in one of the two bell towers on either side of the building was stolen in 2005.
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The church belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul.
The building is also known as the “Panayia Evangelistria Church.”
The Theotokos Holy Spring is located immediately beside the church entrance.
The naos has a closed Greek cross plan scheme; the dome is the defining element of the design.
The building displays an eclectic character with Neo-Gothic influences.
