The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, Tepeköy
Tepeköy Evangelismos Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi Vakfı
A Rum community foundation (vakıf) in Tepeköy, Gökçeada.
- Official name
- Tepeköy Evangelismos Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi Vakfı
- District
- Tepeköy, Gökçeada
- Type
- Church
- Status
- Active
- Founded
- 1832
- Location
- Map (OpenStreetMap)
The church of the Annunciation of the Virgin is the parish church of the community of Agridia (Tepeköy) on Imbros and was built in 1832. The community also maintains an Orthodox community cemetery. Every year on 15 August a feast of the Virgin is held in the village. On 15 August 2024 the Ecumenical Patriarch presided over the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in the church.
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 ΑΓΡΙΔΙΩΝ ΤΕΠΕΚΙΟΪ — rumvader.org
- Tepeköy Evangelismos Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi Vakfı — rumvader.org
- Tepeköy, Gökçeada – Vikipedi — construction 1832; annual 15 August feast
- canakkale.com.tr – Churches — construction 1832 (independent confirmation)
- Orthodoxia News Agency – Άσβεστη η πίστη στην Ίμβρο — 2020-07-02; parish church of Agridia, community cemetery
- Orthodoxia News Agency – Πατριαρχικός Εσπερινός της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου στην Ίμβρο — 2024-08-15; Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in the church (status)
- Wikidata Q131526911 — coordinates
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