Saint Mary's Catholic Church (Turkish: Santa Maria Katolik Kilisesi) is a Catholic church in Bornova district İzmir, Turkey.
| Saint Mary's Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
Santa Maria Katolik Kilisesi | |
 | |
| 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 |
History
editSaint 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)