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Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols

Saint Mary of the Mongols (full name in Greek: Θεοτόκος Παναγιώτισσα or Παναγία Μουχλιώτισσα; Turkish name: Kanlı Kilise, is an Eastern Orthodox church in .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church building in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Mary of the Mongols”, “Meryem Ana Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi”, “Panagia Mouchliotissa”, and “Saint Mary of the Mongols”
  • Address: Firketeci Sokağı

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Phanar Greek Orthodox College.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

College
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or Phanar Roman Orthodox Lyceum, known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation and Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople, is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in , .

Mosque
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The , also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, is one of the most famous Byzantine church buildings in , , and was the last pre-Ottoman building to house the Ecumenical Patriarchate. is situated 230 metres west of Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and Unkapanı.

Quarter
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, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the in the district of in , . The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the in , , . It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.

Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols

Latitude
41.02961° or 41° 1′ 47″ north
Longitude
28.94904° or 28° 56′ 57″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Inception
1281
Open location code
8GHC2WHX+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 261825033
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
12096970
Wiki­data ID
Q1950180
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة مريم للمغول”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qanlı kilsə”
  • Catalan: “església de la Santíssima Mare de Déu dels Mongols”
  • Catalan: “Església de la Santíssima Mare de Déu dels Mongols”
  • Chinese: “蒙古圣玛利亚教堂”
  • Dutch: “Church of St. Mary of the Mongols”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه مريم للمجول”
  • Esperanto: “preĝejo de Sankta Maria de la Mongoloj”
  • French: “église Sainte-Marie-des-Mongols”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie-des-Mongols”
  • Georgian: “მუხლიოტისა”
  • German: “Mouchliotissa”
  • German: “Theotokos Mouchliotissa”
  • Greek: “Θεοτόκος Παναγιώτισσα”
  • Greek: “Παναγία η Μουχλιώτισσα”
  • Greek: “Παναγία Μουχλιώτισσα”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Mongoli”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria dei Mongoli”
  • Russian: “Церковь Марии Монгольской”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Maria de los Mongoles”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Santa María de los Mongoles”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María de los Mongoles”
  • Turkish: “Kanlı kilise”
  • Turkish: “Kanlı Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Meryem Ana Kanli Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Moğolların Azize Meryem Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Panayia Muhliotissa Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Марії Монгольської”
  • Urdu: “منگولوں کی سینٹ میری کا گرجا گھر”

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