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‘We’re all children of God’: At Istanbul church, Muslims and Christians share sacred space
An ancient Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul regularly opens its doors to people of all faiths, who line up together and cheerfully share sweets – according to Muslim tradition – as they wait to make a wish and drink water from a spring under its foundation that is blessed by a priest. In a city where churches have often fallen into disuse or been converted into mosques, the shared sacred space is an eloquent testimony to the city's multicultural past under the Ottoman Empire.
An ancient Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul regularly opens its doors to people of all faiths, who line up together and cheerfully share sweets – according to Muslim tradition – as they wait to make a wish and drink water from a spring under its foundation that is blessed by a priest. In a city where churches have often fallen into disuse or been converted into mosques, the shared sacred space is an eloquent testimony to the city's multicultural past under the Ottoman Empire.
