The Ecumenical Patriarchate
The Ecumenical Patriarchate is a church in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. The Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated nearby to Church of St. George, as well as near the office Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Horn and Church of St. George.
Golden Horn
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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.
Church of St. George
Church
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The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly Constantinople. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople whose leader is regarded…
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Office
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fener and Unkapanı.
Fener
Quarter
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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. 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.
Vefa
Quarter
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Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.02912° or 41° 1′ 45″ northLongitude
28.95184° or 28° 57′ 7″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8GHC2XH2+JPGeoNames ID
12524947
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“The Ecumenical Patriarchate” goes by many names.
- French: “Patriarcat œcuménique de Constantinople”
- Greek: “Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο Κωνσταντινουπόλεως”
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