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Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Ermeni Kilisesi

📍 Kuzguncuk Çarşısı Caddesi 14, Istanbul

Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Ermeni Kilisesi takes its name from Saint Gregory the Illuminator, the figure credited with converting Armenia to Christianity in the early 4th century and giving the Armenian Apostolic Church one of its defining saints. The local name, Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Kilisesi, keeps that dedication close at hand in everyday use, and the church belongs to the Armenian Apostolic tradition. In Adalar, it matters as a living place of worship and as a reminder of the long Armenian presence on the Princes’ Islands, where community life has left quiet but durable traces. …

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