Holy Angels Michael and Gabriel Orthodox Church, Balat
Balat Aya Strati Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi Vakfı
A Rum community foundation (vakıf) in Balat.
- Official name
- Balat Aya Strati Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi Vakfı
- District
- Balat
- Type
- Church
- Status
- Unknown
- Founded
- 1833
The Church of the Taxiarchs in Balat, also known as Saint Stratios, stands on Ayan Caddesi in the Ayvansaray neighbourhood of Fatih. Its earliest known mention is in the Tryphon List of 1583. The present church was rebuilt after damage from fires and reopened for worship in 1833.
The church garden contains two holy springs (ayazma), dedicated to Saint Nicholas and to the Archangel Michael. The same garden is shared with a Greek Orthodox primary school that no longer operates.
The information on this page is documented by the sources listed at the end.
Sources
- Rum Vakıfları Derneği — Vakıflarımız
- Σύνδεσμος Υποστήριξης Ρωμαίικων Κοινοτικών Ιδρυμάτων — Τα βακούφια μας
- İstanbul ve Çanakkale illerinde faaliyette bulunan Rum Ortodoks ibadethaneleri — Κατάλογος των ιερών λατρευτικών χώρων Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Ίμβρου και Τενέδου
- ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΠΑΜΜΕΓΙΣΤΩΝ ΤΑΞΙΑΡΧΩΝ ΒΑΛΑΤΑ — rumvader.org
- Balat Aya Strati Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi Vakfı — rumvader.org
- Balat / Παλάτια — İstanPolis — 2024 (updated 2024-08-20); alternative name, 1583 mention, 1833 rebuilding, holy springs, school
- Taksiarhes Rum Kilisesi — Vikipedi — location (Ayan Caddesi, Ayvansaray)
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