The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, alternatively known as the St. Esprit Cathedral (Turkish: Saint Esprit Kilisesi), located on Cumhuriyet Avenue, 127/A, in the quarter of Pangaltı in Şişli district,[1] the former Harbiye, between Taksim Square and Nişantaşı, is one of the principal Catholic churches in Istanbul, Turkey.[2]
cathedral, holy, spirit, other, uses, holy, spirit, cathedral, alternatively, known, esprit, cathedral, turkish, saint, esprit, kilisesi, located, cumhuriyet, avenue, quarter, pangaltı, şişli, district, former, harbiye, between, taksim, square, nişantaşı, prin. For other uses see Holy Spirit Cathedral The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit alternatively known as the St Esprit Cathedral Turkish Saint Esprit Kilisesi located on Cumhuriyet Avenue 127 A in the quarter of Pangalti in Sisli district 1 the former Harbiye between Taksim Square and Nisantasi is one of the principal Catholic churches in Istanbul Turkey 2 Holy Spirit Cathedral of IstanbulSaint Esprit KilisesiLocationIstanbulCountry TurkeyDenominationRoman Catholic ChurchHistoryDedicationHoly SpiritDedicated1846ArchitectureArchitect s Giuseppe FossatiStyleBaroque stylePhoto of Pope Benedict XV taken from Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul It is the second largest Roman Catholic church in the city after the Basilica of S Antonio di Padova on Istiklal Avenue in Beyoglu 3 The church was built in Baroque style in 1846 under the direction of the Swiss Italian architect Giuseppe Fossati and his colleague Julien Hillereau St Esprit has been a destination of several papal visits to Turkey including those of Pope Paul VI Pope John Paul II Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis A statue of Pope Benedict XV stands in the courtyard of the cathedral Giuseppe Donizetti a musician at the court of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II is buried in the vaults of the church See also EditLevantines Latin Christians References Edit Catholic Churches mymerhaba com mymerhaba com Archived from the original on 2017 06 03 Retrieved 2017 06 23 Basilique Cathedrale Saint Esprit Istanbul Turkey gcatholic org Retrieved 2016 11 25 Saint Espirit Church Sisli Istanbul Very Turkey Archived from the original on 2017 12 19 Retrieved 2017 06 23 Haaretz article on the visit of Pope Benedict XVI Archived Statue of Pope Benedict XV in the courtyard of the cathedral External links EditOfficial website Coordinates 41 02 41 N 28 59 08 E 41 04472 N 28 98556 E 41 04472 28 98556 This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on a Roman Catholic cathedral in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cathedral of the Holy Spirit amp oldid 1104676264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
