Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Istanbul

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (Turkish: Notre Dame de Lourdes Gürcü Katolik Kilisesi; Georgian: სტამბოლის ქართველთა სავანე) is a historic parish of the Georgian Greek Catholic Church in the district of Bomonti of the Istanbul district of Şişli in Turkey.

As of 2013[update], the church is still in use and remains one of the few Georgian Greek Catholic parishes in the world.

The monasteries and the church used the Georgian Byzantine rite from the beginning, but it wasn't approved by the pope until 1875.

The library and archives founded by Kharischirashvili initially doubled as a Georgian-language printing press, publishing over 100 books on a variety of topics, including the Georgian language primer Patara Kartuli Anbani.

After the Istanbul pogrom in 1955 under Adnan Menderes, many Georgians and other Christians emigrated from Turkey.

Interior, circa late 19th century