Surp Boğos Armenian Catholic Church

Surp Boğos Armenian Catholic Church

Year Built
1885
Commissioned By
Boğos Amira Bilezikçiyan
Architect
Unknown
Location
Sariyer
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Changes After Construction

  1. The building was constructed as a chapel in 1847.

  2. As the wooden chapel/church became insufficient, work on a new church was initiated.

  3. The wooden church was removed in 1882; in its place, a larger masonry church was rebuilt and opened for worship in 1885.

  4. The building was registered on 8 September 1978.

Featured Highlights

  • The church belongs to the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Turkey.

  • It is a masonry church with a garden and has the appearance of a two-storey building.

  • There is a reinforced-concrete priest’s house and a bell tower attached to the eastern wall.

  • There is a well within the church complex.

  • There is no inscription in the building.

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