Saint Polycarp Church | |
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Aziz Polikarp Kilisesi | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Patron | Polycarp |
Location | |
Location | Konak, İzmir, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 38°25′32.2″N 27°08′08.5″E / 38.425611°N 27.135694°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1625 |
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Saint Polycarp Church ( Turkish: Aziz Polikarp Kilisesi) is a Catholic church in İzmir, Turkey. Its patron saint is Polycarp. [1]
Saint Polycarp Church was built in 1625 with the permission of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I and at the request of the French King Louis XIII. [1] [2] The church building was damaged in the 1688 Smyrna earthquake and the fire that broke out in the following months. [2] It was repaired between 1690–1691. [2] The monastery of the church was damaged in the fire in 1763. [2] The church was restored in 1775 with the contribution of the French King Louis XVI and became a three- nave basilica. [1] [3] In 1820, a marble commemorative plaque was hung in the church in honor of Louis XIII. [2] The church, in which chapels were added during the restoration carried out between 1892–1989, was decorated with frescoes depicting the life of Polycarp, made by French architect Raymond Charles Péré. [1] It was destroyed by the great fire of Smyrna and was rebuilt in 1929. [2]
Built using stone and brick, the church is now a rectangular basilica with three naves. [1] [3] It is located in the east–west direction. [1] [3] There is an octagonal bell tower in the southwest of the church. [1] [3]
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