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Christianity sacred sites in Turkey
Explore 7 Christianity sacred places in Turkey, with mapped locations and detailed site guides.
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Amorium
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Amorium was once one of the greatest cities of the Byzantine Empire — the capital of the Anatolikon theme and a city whose sack in 838 AD sent shockwaves through the...
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Istanbul
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Rising in red brick along Istanbul's busiest avenue, the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua has served the city's Catholic community since 1725....
Church of St. Mary of Blachernae (Ayın Biri Kilisesi), Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
At the edge of Istanbul's Byzantine walls, a small church marks one of Christianity's most storied Marian shrines....
Laodicea on the Lycus
Denizli, Denizli, Turkey
Laodicea on the Lycus was a wealthy Hellenistic and Roman city in Turkey's Lycus Valley, refounded around 261-253 BC by the Seleucid king Antiochus II....
Myra
Antalya, Turkey
Myra holds two sacred registers in simultaneous view: hundreds of Lycian rock-cut tombs covering the cliff face above the Roman theatre, and the Church of Saint Nicholas...
Philadelphia (Asia Minor)
Alaşehir, Manisa, Turkey
Ancient Philadelphia survives only in fragments — three worn pillars of a Byzantine basilica, a stretch of city wall, an unexcavated theater — scattered through the...
Thyatira
Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
Thyatira was the smallest of the seven cities addressed in the Book of Revelation, yet it received the longest of Christ's seven letters — commended for endurance,...
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This guide includes 7 sacred places within the Christianity tradition in Turkey.
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