Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
Sent Antuan Katolik Kilisesi is Istanbul’s best-known Catholic church, and its full name, Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, points straight to the 13th-century Franciscan friar it honors. Saint Anthony of Padua was born in 1195 and died in 1231, and he became famous for preaching, his deep knowledge of scripture, and his care for the poor and sick. The church you see today was completed in 1912, after the earlier building on this site gave way to a larger one for the city’s Catholic community. It was designed by the Italian architect Giulio Mongeri, who gave it a distinctive neo-Gothic character, and it remains closely linked with the Italian and wider Levantine presence in Istanbul. Its name appears in German too, as Basilika St. Antonius von Padua, which hints at just how international this parish has been. …
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