St. Paul's Church, Antakya
St. Paul's Church is a historic Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox church in Antakya, Turkey. It is a member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. It was largely destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. History Located in the city centre of Antakya, Turkey, construction on the church started in 1830. After being damaged in the 1872 Amik earthquake, it was completely rebuilt and opened again in 1900. The church was largely destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. Images released by TRT World showed heavy damage to the church, although some drawings on the walls and the bell managed to survive. All buildings on the street it was located on collapsed as well. Gallery File:Turkish Christians from Antakya.jpg, A baptism at St. Paul's Church. References

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ANTAKYA EYLÜL 2011 - Panoramio (1)
Antakya (), historically known as Antioch ( el, Ἀντιόχεια; hy, Անտիոք, Andiok), is the capital of Hatay Province, the southernmost province of Turkey. The city is located in a well-watered and fertile valley on the Orontes River, about from the Levantine Sea. Today's city stands partly on the site of the ancient Antiochia ( grc, Ἀντιόχεια, , also known as "Antioch on the Orontes"), which was founded in the fourth century BC by the Seleucid Empire. Antioch later became one of the Roman Empire's largest cities, and was made the capital of the provinces of Roman Syria, Syria and Coele-Syria (Roman province), Coele-Syria. It was also an influential early center of Christianity, The Christian New Testament asserts that the name "Christian" first emerged in Antioch. The city gained much ecclesiastical importance in the Byzantine Empire. Captured by Umar ibn al-Khattab in the seventh century, the medieval Antakiyah ( ar, أنطاكية, ) was conquered or re-co ...
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