St. Andrew Skete Metochion, Istanbul (Karaköy)

Подворье афонского Андреевского скита в Стамбуле (Каракёй)

TurkeyСтамбул (Бейоглу, Каракёй)1888–1890Public buildings

In 1871 the Russian St Andrew Skete of Mount Athos bought a house near the steamship pier in Galata to accommodate pilgrims; after a fire in 1887 a multi-storey metochion with a chapel on the top floor was built on the site in 1888–1890. The metochion was requisitioned by the Turkish authorities at the end of 1929 and returned by a court ruling in 1934. The chapel walls were painted by the artist Nikolai Perov in 1928–1929.

В 1871 году русский Андреевский скит на Афоне приобрёл в Галате дом близ пароходной пристани для размещения паломников; после пожара 1887 года на его месте в 1888–1890 годах построено многоэтажное здание подворья с домовой церковью на верхнем этаже. В конце 1929 года подворье было реквизировано турецкими властями, в 1934 году по решению суда возвращено. Стены церкви расписаны художником Николаем Перовым в 1928–1929 годах.

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionPilgrim compound

Present ownerParish under the Ecumenical Patriarchate (former metochion of the St Andrew Skete)

Acquisitionpurchased, 1871

StatusIn use

As of2023-12

An active church: according to Anadolu Agency (24 December 2023), services are held on Sundays and feast days in the Church of St Andrew on the fifth floor, which also has a small museum.