Changes After Construction
With the printing house established in 1870, the church became a production center where around 200 books in Georgian and French were printed.
A library named after Akaki Tsereteli was established within the monastery in 1908.
The church underwent restoration in 1901.
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The church belongs to the Latin Catholic Church.
The building has also been referred to as the “Bomonti Georgian Catholic Church” and the “Feriköy Georgian Catholic Church.”
The church was established to meet the need for Georgian-language liturgy among Georgian Catholics who came to Istanbul from the Caucasus.
There is a Latin-Georgian gravestone belonging to the founder of the church.
A depiction of Saint Nino is found in the church.
On the main altar, there is an icon of the Virgin Mary bearing an inscription in Polish.
In one of the back rooms, there is an old wall hanging depicting the burial of Jesus.
There is a small shrine in the complex dedicated to Saint Rita of Cascia.
