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St. Térèse Church (Turkish: St. Térèse Kilisesi) is a Catholic Church in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It is dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. [1] It is one of two Catholic churches that provide services there, the other being located at the Nunciature of the Holy See. [2]
In the 2000s, there are around 25,000 Roman Catholics, [1] constituting 0.05% of the population. The faithful follow the Latin, Byzantine, Armenian and Chaldean Rites.Most Latin Church Catholics are Levantines of mainly Italian or French background, with a few are ethnic Turks, who are usually either converts via marriage to Levantines or other non-Turkish Catholics, or are returnees from ...
St. Térèse Church, Ankara active St. George's Catholic Church: active [165] Notre-Dame de L'Assomption, İstanbul: active Church of San Domenico (Constantinople) converted into a mosque Church of St Peter: museum
The history of Ankara can be traced back to the Bronze Age Hatti civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the Hittites, in the 10th century BC by the Phrygians, and later by the Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, and Ottomans.
Ulus is a quarter in Ankara, Turkey and is located at the center of the capital city. It was once the heart of old Ankara. The name means "tribe, nation" in Turkish. It is now a predominantly a commercial and tourist area made up of banks, malls, shops, hotels, businesses, restaurants, and many historical sites.
The Archdiocese of Ancyra (Latin: Archidioecesis Ancyrana) is a suppressed titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [1] [2] It was established in the 17th century as the Catholic counterpart to the Orthodox residential see, the Metropolis of Ancyra, [3] [4] which existed until the early 20th century at Ankara, in Turkey.
Pages in category "20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Turkey" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the beginning of the 20th century, the annual income of the metropolis was estimated at 200,000 piastres, [11] and according to the registers of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, comprised a flock of 10,598 in 1913/14, of which 2,251 in Ankara (up from 1,637 in 1881), 4,398 in Kütahya (4,050 in the 1880s), 407 in Haymana (23 in 1881 ...