St. Peter and St. Paul Church
Changes After Construction:
- For the present masonry building, the former structure was demolished in 1841, and the new building was completed in 1843.
- In the construction of 1841–1843, the layout of the building was reestablished as a 19th-century intervention.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Latin Catholic Church.
- The building has also been known by the names “St. Peter and St. Paul Church” and “San Pietro.”
- The building is in the neoclassical style.
- The building is 35 meters long; its width ranges between 8 and 10 meters; its height is 14 meters.
- The wall behind the high altar is associated with the remains of the Galata walls from the Genoese period.
- A polychrome carved wooden statue of the Virgin Mary sent from Genoa in 1856 is kept in the church.
- The “Odighitria (Virgin Mary the Guide)” icon, which survived the fire of 1731, is kept in the church.
