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April 4, 2007 Wednesday 12:00 am - St. Antoine Church @ Saint Antoine Catholic Church
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Event Name	St. Antoine Church
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Venue	Saint Antoine Catholic Church Kaymakam ReÅ�at Bey Sokak Istanbul, Directions: Website:
Start Time	April 4, 2007 Wednesday 12:00 am	End Time	April 4, 2009 Saturday 12:00 pm
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Information	What's a big Catholic church doing on Istiklâl Caddesi in the middle of Istanbul? Plenty! France, Italy and other predominantly Catholic countries had significant commercial and diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire. The Church of St Anthony (usually called St Antoine here) was established here in 1725 to serve transient foreigners and the many families who stayed on in the sultan's dominions. The present red brick Italian neo-Gothic building replaced the older church in 1913. You probably won't see any priests or nuns on the street--at least, you won't see them in their religious garb. When Turkey became a secular state with the proclamation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, clergy and other religious persons of all faiths were forbidden to wear religious raiment in public places. Turbans, mitres, pastoral collars and nuns' habits are restricted to the interiors of religious buildings, private homes and vehicles. Located on Istiklal Street in Beyoglu, the Saint Antoine Church (San Antonio di Padova) is on the left side of the street if you are facing from Galatasaray towards Tünel. Construction began in 1906 and the church was completed in 1912. Its architect, Giulo Mongeri, who was born in Istanbul, gave it an Italian Neo-Gothic style. Today it is Istanbul's largest church with the busiest congregation and is run by Italian priests. The Church was built in a courtyard. The entrance of the church is on the main street between two apartments which were built to raise money for the church. St. Antoine Katolik Kilisesi İstanbul'un en büyük ve cemaatı en geniş Katolik kilisesi' dir. İstanbulun göbeği denilebilecek kadar merkezi bir yerde olmasına rağmen dışardan farkedilemeyecek kadar az göze batan bu yapı İstiklal Caddesi üzerinde Galatasaray'dan (G.S. Lisesi tarafında) Tünele doğru giderken sol tarafta bulunur. Aslında Kilise ilk olarak 1725 yılında Osmanlı İmparatorluk Saray ve Devlet hizmetinde bulunan ve ayrıca ticaretle uğraşan Katolik ülkelerin (ekserisi İtalyan-Fransız) vatandaşları ve onların aileleri için inşa edilmiştir. Şimdiki, cephesi kırmızı tuğla taşlarla örülü kilisenin inşasına, 1906 yılında eskisinin yerinde başlanmış ve 1912 yılında da tamamlanarak hizmete girmiştir. İstanbul doğumlu İtalyan Mimar Giulio Mongeri tarafından İtalyan Neogotik üslubunda, betonarme olarak inşa edilmişdir. Kilisenin avlusuna İstiklal Caddesi üzerinde bulunan altışar katlı ve birlerine bir geçitle bağlanan iki apartman arasından gırılır. Bunlar İstiklal caddesinin ilk betonarme yapılarından St. Antoine Apartmanları'dır ve kiliseye gelir getirmesi amacıyla inşa edilmişlerdir. Kilise İtalyan rahipler tarafından yönetilir. Laikliğin kabulü ve kıyafet kanunuyla, (hangi dinden olursa olsun) dini kıyafetlerin sadece bina içlerinde kullanılmaları, yanı ibadethaneler (Camii-Kilise-Sinagog vs.) hariçinde sokak ve caddelerde taşınılması yasaklandığından, etrafta dini üniformalı rahip ve rahibelere raslanılmaz.
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