Changes After Construction
The church underwent repairs in 1845.
In 1846, the Naregyan School was opened in the courtyard; beside the school, a building was later constructed and used as an orphanage.
The building used as an orphanage was converted into a dispensary in 1897.
The building underwent a major repair and restoration in 1989.
The last repair of the building was completed in 2000, and the church was reopened for worship.
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The church belongs to the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey.
The building is also known as the Church of the Holy Trinity.
It has been stated that the church already existed in the 16th century and that the purchase of land was recorded through a manuscript dated 1503 and a deed bearing the sultan’s seal.
The church was consecrated in 1807 under the name “Amenasurp Yerrortutyun.”
The church and its complex covered an area of approximately 1,000 m².
The paintings in the interior bear the signature of the painter Hacı Mıgırdiç Bıçagyan.
The church has an arched ceiling in the Greco-Roman basilical style; the interior reflects the Corinthian style.
Within the complex are buried Catholicos Hagop Çuğayetsi (1598–1680) and Patriarch İknadios Kakmacıyan (1827–1869).
