Translating Utopia Tommaso Campanella and the City of the Sun Not a purely visionary philosopher, an interpreter in his own way of Machiavelli and Galileo, Campanella looks to a possible world where the reasons of politics and modern science can find renewed support in the word of a God, who is not mere ‘geometer’. This …
The cross 1 ) SYMBOL AND ORIGIN The punishment of crucifixion, of Persian origin, was adopted by the Carthaginians and the Romans. It was not inflicted on Roman citizens but reserved for slaves and non-Romans who had committed atrocious crimes, such as murder, serious theft, but also treason and rebellion, accusations …
The Baptistery Water, the principle of our organic composition and of survival itself, is the cornerstone of desire and contention in the Bible. It is a sign of blessing, life, fertility, rebirth and purification. It is the supreme symbol of God, for whom man is always thirsty: “my throat thirsts for …
A little bit more about the church… In this church, six small marble columns support the elegant cupola while two angels mount a guard of honor; one of them represents “Justice” (the Old Testament, the one who holds the sword) and the other one “God’s Love” (the one who holds the cross). On each side …
Construction of The New Temple The Friars of the order of Preachers, commonly known in England as the Black friars due to the black cape worn over their white robe, came to Istanbul (Constantinople), in the first half of the 13th century and established themselves in Galata, where they built the church of St. Paul. …
The blessed Virgin Mary There are 3 main representation of the blessed Virgin Mary in the church. 1.Virgin Mary Odighitria,“the Guide” The greatest treasure that the church possesses is the famous icon of the blessed Virgin Mary Odighitria, “the Guide”. Although its setting is of recent date, the icon has an exceptional history. Later an …
Christmas 2022/2023 when and where From the 25. of November onwards the festive Holy Mass is celebrated Saturday at 18.30. Christmas Vigil24 December 2022at 22:00 Galata Sen Jorj Kilisesi, Eski Bankalar Caddesi (German) at 20:30 Bakırköy Rosaryo Kilisesi, Rüya sokak (Turkish) Christmas Day25 December 2022at 10:00 Galata Sen Jorj Kilisesi, Eski Bankalar Caddesi (German)at 18:30 Sen Piyer Kilisesi, Galata …
Dominicans in Istanbul and the Church of St. Pierre A Conference at the Atatürk Kitaplığı Claudio Monge and Paolo Girardelli will retrace the history of the Dominicans in Istanbul until the building of the Church of Sen Piyer according to the project of Gaspare Fossati.The conference will be moderate by Elçin Macar. Claudio Monge : …
Week 3 Hello everyone!It’s been 2 months now that we are on mission in Istanbul. Here, everything is still going well despite some small adventures from which we always come out alive (don’t worry ;)).Our various missions are going well, including gardening (punctuated by autumn), the library, computers (we are editing videos and creating/posting podcasts) …
Gregory of Nazianzus and the question of the divinity of the Holy Spirit Elif Tokay teaches History of Religions at University of İstanbul. İn 2013 she gained her Phd. at the University of Cardiff with a thesis on arab translations of Gregory of Nazianzus’s homilies. İn 2021 she published the first book in Turkish on Gregory, …
