Kendirli Church

The construction of the church started in 1860, and was completed with the financial support of French King Napoleon III, French missionaries and the Catholic community due to the financial difficulties of the Gaziantep Catholic Armenians during its construction. The old church was demolished and the construction of the current church started in 1898, lasted two years and was opened with a great ceremony in 1900. The plan of the church is designed after the Saint Francis Church in Rome. The church plan was sent from the Papal office in Vatican. It will serve as the Anatolian-Turkish Archeology Institute (Anadolu Türk Arkeoloji Enstitüsü) in our days.