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Church of St. Mary, İzmir
1349 Sok. No. 6 Alsancak, İzmir
RELIGIONS Catholic
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
This church that is dedicated to Virgin Mary and it is not far from the promenade along the coastline of the city.
The church has a single nave in the east-west direction. The entrance is on the eastern side. The altar is on the western side and it is covered with an ocatagonal dome.
Exterior and interior is dominantly in neo-classical style. There are also decoration elements in Baroque taste. The most interesting architectural element is the steel frame of the roof.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
Italian Franciscans built a church dedicated to Virgin Mary in the second half of the 15ht century but the location of this church is not known. This church was destroyed in an earthquake and in 1692 a church and a monastery was built on its current location between 1696-98 with the help of the Dutch community. The district was called Maltezika due to Maltese living in the area.
Another fire destroyed the church in 1797 and on the same location, a new one was built in 1798. Between 1818-1874 Church of Santa Maria was declared as the cathedral of the city with the permission of Pope Pio VII between 1818 and 1874.
The church again was destroyed by a fire on 6 August 1889 and was reconstructed in 1890-91. Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I contributed to the reconstruction.
The church was not affected by the great fire in 1922 while the monastery was destroyed.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
Even the church itself is not an inter-religious place, it gives an important opportunity to talk multi-ethnic and multi-religious history of the city of Izmir, especially in the Ottoman Era. The Christian population of the city was overwhelmingly Greek Orthodox was there was a considerable amount of members of other Christian sects.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
The multi-ethnic and multi-religion society of Izmir enjoyed decades of prosperity in the 19th century until the break of WWI. Even the city had a mixed population; demographic structure was well defined by districts. The business was mostly in the hands of Levantines and their district, where the Church of Santa Maria is.
With the population exchange in 1922 between Greece and Turkey, the demographic structure of the city drastically changed becoming overwhelmingly Muslim. Other minorities In due course of time the numbers of Christians and Jews living in the city decreased.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
- Direct visit
A direct visit, if possible, would be the best way for students to experience the atmosphere of the place.
- Virtual visit (specify how)
A PPT presentation prepared by the tutor enriched with visuals.
- Classroom activity (pre- and post- visit)
Pre-visit activity: A research by students on history of Izmir during Ottoman era with special attention to multi-ethnic and multi-religion society.
Compare the bigger harbor town (or commercial hub) and demographics of its population.
Post-visit:
- Discussion if trade had a role in multi-ethnic and multi-religion society.
A direct visit, if possible, would be the best way for students to experience the atmosphere of the place.
- Virtual visit (specify how)
A PPT presentation prepared by the tutor enriched with visuals.
- Classroom activity (pre- and post- visit)
Pre-visit activity: A research by students on history of Izmir during Ottoman era with special attention to multi-ethnic and multi-religion society.
Compare the bigger harbor town (or commercial hub) and demographics of its population.
Post-visit:
- Discussion if trade had a role in multi-ethnic and multi-religion society.
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- History and Philosophy of Religions - Christianity
