When we have a conversation on St.Sophia, mostly the church in Istanbul is remembered. There is a point that there are a lot of St.Sophia churches in Anatolia.

Emperor Theodosius had this church built in 385 AD. It was constructed in the name of St. Gregorius Theologos.Its plan is similar to big St.Sophia. It is the church where first chuch chorus was existed. It had been used as church for centuries. After the exchange of Turkish and Greek society, the society immigrated to Greece.

After the Republic of Turkey was established, it was converted into mosque by local society. But the Christian sacraments weren’t resisted. Briefly it had a function as both praying facility.

It is one of the best sample of religions’ peaceful life. Anatolian life stle is based on respect on every religion and belief. We can come across the samples of this peace in Anatolia.

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This is a true statement; there are many historical treasures in Anatolian territory. We have stated that there has been residence for centuries several times. All religions and belief systems take place in the culture of Anatolia. This is one of the witnesses of the history.

This church was constructed around 1200 years ago. It was planned as classical church system. It was dedicated to Virgin Mary. This church had been used for own purpose for centuries. When Anatolian territory became Turkish-Islamic culture, the local people used this building as mental hospital. Finally its last function was a mosque in last century. Then it was forgotten.

It is located in the province of Elazığ that is in Eastern Anatolia. Tourism and Cultural Unite of Elazığ developed a project to keep it alive. It will be protected and restored.

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