Fenari Isa Mosque
Also known as: Molla Fenari İsa Camii
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Overview
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The Fenari Isa Mosque, also known as Molla Fenari İsa Camii, is a historic mosque in the Fatih district of Istanbul, on Adnan Menderes Avenue. It occupies church buildings that were once part of the Byzantine monastery of Constantine Lips and is in use as a mosque today. The complex includes two Eastern Orthodox churches. Reflecting both Byzantine and Ottoman architecture, the building is registered as a cultural asset requiring protection. Its name refers to Molla Fenari İsa, with whom it was associated in the Ottoman period.
History
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The complex was built in the Byzantine period as part of the monastery known as Constantine Lips, which sources describe as a convent for nuns.
During the Ottoman period the monastery church was converted into a mosque and came to be called the Fenari Isa Mosque, after Molla Fenari İsa.
From Wikipedia
Fenâri Îsâ Mosque (full name in Turkish: Molla Fenâri Îsâ Câmîi), known in Byzantine times as the Lips Monastery (Greek: Μονὴ τοῦ Λιβός), is a mosque in Istanbul, made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches.
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Sources
© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/329095050
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