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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

	St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral
The architect of St. Anthony Church, at istiklal street in Pera is Guilio Mongeri. The construction of the church that lasted six years, was completed in 1912. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church is not only one of the biggest churches in İstanbul, but also has the largest Catholic cumminity. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, in a large court, is a good example of Italian neo-Gothic architecture in red brick.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral
The architect of St. Anthony Church, at istiklal street in Pera is Guilio Mongeri. The construction of the church that lasted six years, was completed in 1912. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church is not only one of the biggest churches in İstanbul, but also has the largest Catholic cumminity. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, in a large court, is a good example of Italian neo-Gothic architecture in red brick.

St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, alternatively known as the Sant’Antonio di Padova Cathedral, S. Antonio di Padova, St. Antoine or St. Antuan, is the largest cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul, Turkey.

Along with the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (1846) in the Harbiye district, St. Louis of the French (1581) and Santa Maria Draperis in Pera, Sts. Peter and Paul (1841) in Galata, Assumption Church in the Moda quarter of Kadikoy, St. Stephen in Yeşilkoy and Bakirkoy Church in Bakırköy, it is one of the most important Catholic churches in Istanbul, and among them has the largest community following its masses.

The original St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral was built in 1725 by the local Italian community of Istanbul, but was later demolished and replaced with the current building which was constructed on the same location. The current St. Anthony of Padua, along with its adjacent buildings on istiklal Avenue, was built between 1906 and 1912 in the Venetian Neo-Gothic style, and was likewise edificed by the local Italian community of the city, mostly of Genoese and Venetian descent, who amounted to 40,000 people at the turn of the 20th century. The building was designed by the Istanbulite Levantino Italian architect Giulio Mongeri, who also designed many other important buildings in Istanbul and Ankara; such as the Macka Palas in Nisantasi and the Neo-Byzantine style Karakoy Palas bank building in Karakoy (Galata), Istanbul; as well as the first headquarters of Turkiye is Bankasi in Ankara.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church is run by Italian priests. Saturday mass is in Italian and begins at 19:00, Sunday mass is in English and begins at 10:00, and Tuesday mass is in Turkish and begins at 11:00.