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St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Ankara
St. Térèse Church () is a Catholic Church in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It is dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. It is one of two Catholic churches that provide services there, the other being located at the Nunciature of the Holy See. History The French College of St. Clement built in the 1880's under the direction of the De La Salle Brothers, Brothers of the Christian Schools was located here until 1915, when the neighborhood was close to the old Armenian quarter. The college and the surrounding neighborhood was largely destroyed in the 1917 Great Ankara Fire, Ankara fire of 1917. The same street was named Brothers Street (''Kardeşler Sokak'') in recognition of the work of the French religious brothers who taught there. A new building was erected in 1928 to serve for a year as the Chancery (medieval office), Chancery of the French embassy and, until 1962, as the French school for french diplomat children. In the same time it housed a small chapel on the second floor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
