Surp Boğos Armenian Catholic Church

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construction year:

1885

location:

Sarıyer, İstanbul

ordered by:

Boğos Amira Bilezikçiyan

architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The building was constructed as a chapel in 1847.
  • As the wooden chapel/church became insufficient, work on a new church was initiated.
  • The wooden church was removed in 1882; in its place, a larger masonry church was rebuilt and opened for worship in 1885.
  • The building was registered on 8 September 1978.
Prominent Features:
  • 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.