Fenari Isa Mosque

Fenâri Îsâ Mosque
Lips Monastery
Fenâri Îsâ Câmîi
Side view of the Mosque, formerly the Church of St. John the Baptist, Recently restored as of 2022
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Year consecrated1497
Location
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Fenari Isa Mosque is located in Istanbul Fatih
Fenari Isa Mosque
Location in the Fatih district of Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41°0′55.37″N 28°56′38.40″E / 41.0153806°N 28.9440000°E / 41.0153806; 28.9440000
Architecture
Typechurch with cross-in-square plan (North church) and square plan (south church)
StyleByzantine
Groundbreaking908
Completed1304
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
Materialsbrick, stone

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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