St. John the Evangelist (Izmir)
The Church of St. John the Evangelist ( Turkish Aziz Yuhanna Evanjelist Kilisesi ) is a historical Anglican church of the Anglo- Catholic tradition in the Alsancak district of the western Turkish port city of Izmir . The church, built in the neo-Gothic style, can accommodate 150 people and is subordinate to the Diocese of Gibraltar .
Anglican chaplains for the British Levantines have resided in the town, then called Smyrna, since 1630 , and a church was built for the members of the Levant Company as early as 1625. The construction of today's church, consecrated to John the Evangelist , began after the rebuilding of the British consulate in November 1898 and was completed in 1899. A rectory was built in 1911 and is rented by the British government for use as a consulate. In 1913, the memorial hall of Bishop Collins, who reigned in 1904 and died in Istanbul in 1911, was built, where the Sunday School meets today .
The baptismal font of St. John's Church in Izmir is located next to the entrance and has the shape of a shell, in accordance with the ancient Christian symbols for pilgrimages. The lead glass window was made in Munich . At the foot of the west window designed by Charles Eamer Kempe, the martyrs Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna are depicted. The Eternal Light , originally located in a Greek church, was consecrated in September 1994 in memory of the deceased parishioner Patricia Ringenbach. The two crosses on the altar come from Ethiopia and Russia .
Web links
- St. John's Anglican Church. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
- The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Alsancak. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
Coordinates: 38 ° 26 ′ 13.2 ″ N , 27 ° 8 ′ 50.1 ″ E