Pammakaristos Church
Greek Orthodox Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Greek: Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος, "All-Blessed Mother of God"), is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey, and was the last pre-Ottoman building to house the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Converted in 1591 into the Fethiye Mosque (Turkish: Fethiye Camii, "mosque of the conquest"), it is today partly a museum housed in a side chapel or parekklesion. One of the most important examples of Constantinople's Palaiologan architecture, the church contains the largest quantity of Byzantine mosaics in Istanbul after the Hagia Sophia and The Chora.
Pammakaristos Church | |
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Μονή Παμμακάριστου Fethiye Camii | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam (currently) Greek Orthodox Church (previously) |
Location | |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Location within the Fatih district of Istanbul | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°01′45″N 28°56′47″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Byzantine architecture, Greek architecture, Islamic architecture |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
The church-mosque is in the Çarşamba neighbourhood of the Fatih district inside the walled city of Istanbul.