Religious site

Holy Mother of God

📍 Adalar, Istanbul

Surp Asdvadzadzin Ermeni Katolik Kilisesi is the Armenian Catholic Church of the Holy Mother of God, and its local name, Büyükada Ermeni Katolik Kilisesi, tells you exactly which community has cared for it here. As an Armenian Catholic church in Adalar, it reflects the presence of Armenian Catholics in the Princes’ Islands, where different Christian communities lived alongside one another in the late Ottoman and modern periods. The dedication to Surp Asdvadzadzin — the Holy Mother of God — places it within a long Armenian Christian tradition of Marian devotion, which is especially strong in churches across Istanbul. Even its name links three worlds at once: Armenian, Catholic, and Ottoman-Istanbul island life. …
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