underwent a restoration between 2003 and 2004. It was reopened in 2005 after consecration by Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan of Constantinople (). Next to the northern wall, a preacher of the church Episcope Hovhannes Setyan (1800–1875) is buried. School In 1853, a co-educational school named Lusavoriçyan was established in a building on the same land with the church to meet the educational needs of the growing Armenian population in the Kuzguncuk area. Social activities The small neighborhood of Kuzguncuk has a multi-religious community. In addition to the Armenian church, there is the Agios Georgios Greek Orthodox Church, the Agios Panteleimonas Greek Orthodox Church, the Bet Nissim Synagogue, and the Üryanizade Mosque close to each other. A group of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim students and adults visited the church in February 2008 as part of a social activity organized by the local women residents of the three religions. The church is often visited by schools as well as by domestic and foreign tourists. References Armenian Apostolic churches in Istanbul Churches and monasteries of Constantinople 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings 1861 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Üsküdar Bosphorus