Istanbul: a holy spring, a Catholic church and a seminary hill
Istanbul's churches tell very different stories: Byzantine devotion, Italian Catholic presence in Galata and the Orthodox school on Heybeliada. Three pages to explore.
Vlaherna Meryem Ana Kilisesi (Panagia Vlaherna)
Orthodoxİstanbul, Türkiye
A small Greek Orthodox church built around a holy spring, on the site of Byzantium's famous shrine of the Virgin. The present church dates to 1867.
Open the page →Azizler Petrus ve Pavlus Kilisesi
Catholicİstanbul, Türkiye
A Catholic church below the Galata Tower, built in 1841-1843 by the Fossati brothers and run by Dominican priests.
Open the page →Aya Triada Manastırı
Orthodoxİstanbul, Türkiye
The monastery on the Hill of Hope on Heybeliada, which was the main seminary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate until 1971.
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