Church of Saint Menas of Samatya

Saint Menas is a Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul. The edifice was built in 1833 near an early Christian Martyrion of the fourth or fifth century, possibly dedicated to the saints Carpus and Papylus, and on the site of an ancient church dedicated to Hagios Polykarpos.

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Type: Church
Description: church building in İstanbul, Turkey
Also known as: “Aya Mina Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St. George of Samatya and Kocamustafapaşa railway station.

Church of St. George of Samatya

Church

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Saint George of Samatya or Surp Kevork is an Armenian church in Istanbul, Turkey. The edifice, built between 1866 and 1887, has been erected above the substructure of a Byzantine church and monastery built in the eleventh century. Church of St. George of Samatya is situated 190 metres northeast of Church of Saint Menas of Samatya.

Kocamustafapaşa railway station

Railway station

Kocamustafapaşa station is a railway station on the Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Line. The station is located in the Samatya neighborhood of Istanbul's Fatih district. Kocamustafapaşa railway station is situated 120 metres southeast of Church of Saint Menas of Samatya.

Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque

Mosque

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Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque is part of a former Eastern Orthodox monastery converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. It is generally believed that the small building belonged to the Byzantine Monastery of Gastria. Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque is situated 340 metres northeast of Church of Saint Menas of Samatya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samatya and Yenikapı.

Samatya

Quarter

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Samatya is a quarter of the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the Marmara Sea, and borders to the west on the neighborhood of Yedikule.

Yenikapı

Quarter

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Yenikapı is a port and a quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, in the metropolitan district of Fatih on the European side of the Bosphorus, and along the southern shore of the city's historically central peninsula.