Surp Levon Armenian Catholic Church
Changes After Construction:
- A wooden church/chapel was built on the Armenian cemetery land in 1890.
- The wooden structure was removed, and in 1908 the new foundation process for the present masonry church began.
- The masonry church building was completed in 1911 and opened for worship.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Turkey.
- The building is also known as Surp Levon Armenian Catholic Church.
- The name of the church, Surp Levon, refers to Pope Leo I, who served between 440 and 461.
- The church plan was arranged according to a model derived from Roman basilicas.
- There are four bells of different sizes in the bell tower.
- A rooster figure is placed at the top of the bell tower.
- On the main altar in the apse section, there is Giovanni Cingolani’s 1890 painting of Surp Levon.
