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Jakob
December 19th, 2004, 03:00 PM
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. It is located on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district. 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.

Pope John XXIII preached in this church for 10 years, when he was the Vatican's ambassador to Turkey before being elected as pope. He is known in Turkey with the nickname "The Turkish Pope" because of his fluent Turkish and his often expressed love for Turkey and the city of Istanbul.


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Jakob
December 19th, 2004, 03:02 PM
Hey guys! I have to give it a 10/10 cuz I love this church!!! ,)

falconi
December 19th, 2004, 03:04 PM
yes it is a nice church!
i love old buildings!

Matthieu
December 19th, 2004, 03:20 PM
Nice, I love the bridge and the arcade. But not a masterpiece IMO. 8.

Raine
December 19th, 2004, 03:22 PM
8,5/10

DamienK
December 21st, 2004, 12:09 PM
8/10

Fabio
January 24th, 2005, 11:07 PM
7/10


looks ok

Jakob
April 12th, 2005, 12:32 PM
Does somebody know if there was a ceremony for the Pope?

B@dGuYoM
April 12th, 2005, 12:46 PM
7/10

james2390
April 13th, 2005, 05:58 AM
Beautiful colors. I like the windows too.:)

9.5/10

www.sercan.de
September 14th, 2005, 04:23 AM
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Phobos
September 14th, 2005, 10:38 PM
7.5/10

Ellatur
September 15th, 2005, 01:34 AM
8/10

Sinjin P.
December 28th, 2005, 09:44 AM
9/10

-Corey-
December 30th, 2005, 05:25 AM
8/10

Animo
December 30th, 2005, 05:26 AM
8/10

forvine
December 30th, 2005, 10:40 AM
7.5/10

Reflex
December 31st, 2005, 12:47 AM
9/10.

sohail style
April 21st, 2006, 05:05 AM
Like the vibrancy

Mosaic
August 11th, 2006, 09:19 AM
6/10

LMCA1990
August 11th, 2006, 09:58 AM
9/10- very nice and it's brick (colombians love brick, just look at some of our skyscrapers).

marpa
August 13th, 2006, 06:58 PM
7,5/10

gutooo
October 8th, 2006, 06:04 AM
8/10

delmaule
October 15th, 2006, 04:42 AM
8/10

_zner_
May 26th, 2008, 08:28 AM
9.5 :D

icarusrising
May 30th, 2008, 12:46 PM
7/10

eribourb
May 30th, 2008, 09:48 PM
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Aleho
May 31st, 2008, 02:01 AM
7.5/10

Fundador
May 31st, 2008, 08:12 AM
8/10:)

Astralis
June 1st, 2008, 08:36 PM
5/10

W!CKED
July 15th, 2008, 07:52 PM
8/10

henry hill
November 2nd, 2008, 04:34 PM
7/10

CreaTurco
November 26th, 2008, 06:41 PM
i've been there several times and it enchants me everytime i go.10

christos-greece
November 29th, 2008, 12:18 PM
9/10 :)

Inconfidente
December 12th, 2008, 10:28 PM
07

tonyssa
May 22nd, 2009, 03:11 PM
7/10

Nikkodemo
September 25th, 2009, 03:45 AM
9/10

Jan Del Castillo
October 21st, 2009, 12:25 PM
8. Good. Regards.

romanito
July 27th, 2010, 05:34 AM
8/10

mossimoh
May 19th, 2011, 11:41 PM
8/10

yudibali2008
June 29th, 2011, 01:43 PM
7.5/10

dnh310
June 29th, 2011, 05:40 PM
8/10

Srdjan Adamovic
December 24th, 2011, 04:34 PM
7/10

xJamaax
January 31st, 2012, 08:21 PM
I dont like these kinds of architecture!3/10!;)