Mersin Orthodox Church ( is a church in Mersin, Turkey.
Geography The church is at is to the south of Mersin Halkevi and to the west of Mersin Atatürk Monument. It is to İsmet İnönü Boulevard and to the Mediterranean Sea coast.
History The church was built in 1870 during the Ottoman Empire era.Mersin Guide Its building area was donated by Dimitri Nadir and Tannus Nadir and it was commissioned by Christians who migrated from Syria and Lebanon (then parts of the Ottoman Empire). According to an inscription it was dedicated to Mihail Athangelos (Michael). An external source says it was also dedicated to Gabriel.
Dependency The church is under the control of the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
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