Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen

The Church of Saints Constantine and Helena is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in in Turkey. Dedicated to Orthodox saints Constantine the Great and his mother Helena of Constantinople, it was built in 1869 in less than seven months and is a prime example of the Eastern Orthodox church architecture of the period.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Edirne, Turkey

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mezit Bey Mosque and Solak Hacı Ali Ağa Fountain.

Mosque
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Mezid Bey Mosque, mosque in the provincial center of , built in the mid-15th century by Mezid Bey, who served as Alacahisar Sanjak Bey during the reign of Murad II. is situated 100 metres northwest of Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen.

Fountain
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is situated 200 metres northwest of Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen.

Mosque
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is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in , northwestern Turkey. It is named after Kasim Pasha. The mosque was built by Kasim Pasha in 1478–1479, the Beylerbey of the Rumelia Eyalet in the Ottoman Empire and a commander of the Ottoman forces during the reign of the sultans Mehmed the Conqueror and Bayezid II; he was also titled "Evliya", saint. is situated 330 metres west of Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edirne and Karaağaç.

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is the chief city of , in the Marmara Region of northwest Turkey. It lies on the gently rolling Thracian plains at the confluence of three rivers, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of the city , Edirne District, , northwestern . Its population is 3,062. It is situated at the border with . is situated 3½ km west of Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen.

Village
is a village in the Edirne District of in Turkey. The village had a population of 71 in 2022. Together with a quarter of , it is one of the two Turkish settlements in situated on the right bank of the river , therefore within . is situated 4½ km south of Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen.

Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen

Latitude
41.6635° or 41° 39′ 49″ north
Longitude
26.5642° or 26° 33′ 51″ east
Inception
1869
Open location code
8GH8MH77+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 251673375
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1163546
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسين قسطنطين وهيلانة (أدرنة)”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسين قسطنطين وهيلانة”
  • Bulgarian: “Св. св. Константин и Елена”
  • Bulgarian: “Св.Св.Константин и Елена”
  • French: “église Saints Constantin et Hélène (Odrin)”
  • French: “Église Saints Constantin et Hélène”
  • German: “St.-Konstantin-und-Helena-Kirche”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Costantino e Elena”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Costantino e Elena”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Świętych Konstantyna i Heleny w Edirne”
  • Russian: “Церковь святых Константина и Елены (Эдирне)”
  • Russian: “Церковь святых Константина и Елены”
  • Swedish: “Heliga Konstantins och Helenas kyrka, Edirne”
  • Swedish: “Heliga Konstantins och Helenas kyrka”
  • Turkish: “Sveti Konstantin-Elena Kilisesi”

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