Church of Saints Peter and Paul

SS Peter and Paul is a Catholic church in , important for historical reasons. The church owns an icon of the Virgin of the Hodegetria type, which originally lay in a Dominican church in Caffa, Crimea.
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  • Opening hours: Thursday and Saturday—Sunday 3:30 PM—7:30 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Istanbul”, “Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul”, “Sen Piyer Kilisesi”, and “St. Pierre”
  • Address: Bereketzade Mahallesi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Galata Tower.

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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.

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The , officially the Museum, is a medieval Genoese in the part of the district of , . Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. is situated 140 metres northeast of Church of Saints Peter and Paul.

Mosque
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is a in the quarter of , . The building was originally a Roman Catholic church erected in 1325 by the friars of the Dominican Order, near or above an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Paul in 1233. is situated 170 metres west of Church of Saints Peter and Paul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galata and Bereketzade.

Quarter
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is the former name of the neighbourhood in , which is located at the northern shore of the . The district is connected to the historic district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notably the .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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, the modern name for the old , is a commercial quarter in the district of , Turkey, located at the northern part of the mouth on the European side of Bosphorus.

Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Latitude
41.02484° or 41° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
28.97295° or 28° 58′ 23″ east
Open location code
8GHC2XFF+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3360668134
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3671773
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Church of Saints Peter and Paul” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣伯多禄圣保禄堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Petra a Pavla”
  • Dutch: “Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بطرس وبولس”
  • French: “Eglise Saint Pierre et Paul”
  • French: “église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d’Istanbul”
  • French: “Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d’Istanbul”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Petrus dan Paulus, Istanbul”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Pietro e Paolo”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo”
  • Turkish: “Eglise Saint Pierre Saint Paul”
  • Turkish: “Saint Peter and Saint Paul Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Saint Peter ve Saint Paul Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Saint Pierre ve Saint Paul Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “San Pietro Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Sen Pier ve Sen Paul Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Sen Piyer ve Sen Paul Kilisesi”
  • Urdu: “ایس ایس پیٹر اور پال کا چرچ، استنبول”

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