[2] In 1608, a Firman of Sultan Ahmed III put the complex under the protection of the King of France, while at the same time the church got also a yearly subsidy from the Republic of Venice.

[2] In 1640, a large icon of the Hodegetria type (originally in Caffa) which belonged to the Dominican Church of S. Maria di Costantinopoli, located inside the walled city of Istanbul and in that year converted into a mosque, was moved here.

[6] The parish jurisdiction extended over the lower part of the Galata neighborhood, a popular area which often became the first residence for European immigrants settling in the city.

[6] Due to that, the parish's birth, wedding and death registers represent an invaluable source for the history of the recurring waves of immigration in the 18th and 19th century.

[1] The yard East of the church's entrance takes the form of a narrow alleyway enclosed by high walls which are covered with sculptures and inscribed gravestones, most of them in Italian.

[9] It housed a number of organizations and enterprises, including the Constantinople Bar Association, the Italian Chamber of Commerce,[10] the Ottoman Bank on its upper floor between 1856 and 1893,[11] a mustard producer, and a denim workshop under the Muhteşem Kot brand, lit.

[3] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Saint Pierre Han was a favorite venue for architecture firms, including those of Alexander Vallaury (1850-1921), Hovsep Aznavur (1854-1935), Giulio Mongeri (1873-1951), as well as Alexandre Neocosmos (also known as Yenidünya), the interior designer of the ornate Freige Apartments [tr] building in Istanbul.