Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Bornova
Appearance
Saint Mary's Catholic Church | |
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Santa Maria Katolik Kilisesi | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Location | |
Location | Bornova, İzmir, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 38°27′57″N 27°13′12″E / 38.46583°N 27.22000°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1831 |
Saint Mary's Catholic Church (Turkish: Santa Maria Katolik Kilisesi) is a Catholic church in Bornova district İzmir, Turkey.
History
[edit]Saint Mary's Catholic Church was built by the Franciscans in 1831, according to the inscriptions in the church.[1] During the creation of Bornova Cumhuriyet Square in the 1970s, the area of the church shrank with the construction of new buildings in the surrounding area.[2] The church's immovables were transferred to the Italian Catholic Church by a court decision in 2018.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Gültekin, Eser. "Bornova'dan Santa Maria Kilisesi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Bornova Catholic church". Levantine Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "'Lozan'a gerek yokmuş'". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Turkish)