St. Paul's Church, Antakya

St. Paul's Church is a historic Greek Orthodox church in Antakya, Turkey. It is a member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.[1] It was largely destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

The church in 2011.

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.[2]

The church was largely destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[3][4] Images released by TRT World showed heavy damage to the church,[5] although some drawings on the walls and the bell managed to survive. All buildings on the street it was located on collapsed as well.[2]

  • A baptism at St. Paul's Church.
    A baptism at St. Paul's Church.

References
  1. DHA, Daily Sabah with (2023-02-14). "Antakya's collapsed church revives hope after Türkiye quake". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. "Tarihi dini yapılarda zarar büyük". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. Kimmelman, Michael (2023-02-14). "Earthquakes Destroy. People Rebuild". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. "Cradle of early Christianity largely destroyed by earthquake". international.la-croix.com. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. "TRT World - Numerous ancient structures across southeastern Türkiye and Syria — some of which had withstood thousands of years of wars — have been seriously damaged or fully destroyed by the massive earthquakes that ravaged the two countries at the beginning of the month". YouTube. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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