Changes After Construction
There is no verified information regarding by whom the building was commissioned in its first construction phase dated 1776.
The reconstruction in 1834 was carried out during the patriarchate of Patriarch Isdepanos II Ağavni through the philanthropy of Canig Amira.
The building was rebuilt in 1834 and opened for worship.
After the earthquake, the roof tiles and the ceiling were renewed in 1838.
After remaining neglected for a long time, it underwent a major restoration and was reopened for worship in 1946.
The building underwent repairs in 1962, 1970, and 1982.
Featured Highlights
The church belongs to the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey.
Among the churches in Istanbul, it is the only church whose Holy Altar is made of mother-of-pearl.
The church’s iconostasis is made of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell.
There is a cemetery within the church complex.
The researcher Yetvart Alyanakyan wrote that he saw two gravestones with inscriptions dated 1679 and 1691 in the cemetery.
