George's Cathedral (Istanbul)
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The George's Cathedral ( Greek Καθεδρικός ναός του Αγίου Γεωργίου Kathedrikós Naos tou Georgiou Agíou ; Turkish Aya Yorgi) is the Orthodox Cathedral of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople Opel in the district of Fener in Istanbul .
George's Cathedral has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople since around 1600. The cathedral is dedicated to the Christian martyr George . The Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I produces the anointing oil Myron here on Maundy Thursday . The cathedral is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Behind the church building are the administration buildings and the library of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
history
Before the church building was elevated to a cathedral around 1600, it was an Orthodox monastery. The Patriarch Matthew II of Constantinople (1596–1603) ordered the relocation of the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Church of St. George. Constantinople had been under Ottoman rule since 1453 . The Fener district became the center of Greek Orthodox life in Istanbul at that time.
The church building has been changed several times over the years and few components are still of their original structure. Patriarch Timothy II (1612–1620) renovated the building and enlarged the cathedral in 1614. In the early 18th century (the sources vary over the exact year) the cathedral was damaged by fire. In 1720 the Patriarch Jeremias III. (1716–1726, 1732–1733) rebuild the cathedral. The restoration was continued by the Patriarch Paisius II . In 1738 another large fire damaged the church building.
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Interior (from the nave towards the iconostasis )
Fragments of the tools of suffering , south side of the iconostasis
Kliros with iconostasis on the left
Coat of arms above the portal
Reliquary shrines of John Chrysostom and Gregory of Nazianzen
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Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′ 44.7 ″ N , 28 ° 57 ′ 6.8 ″ E