| Church of St. George of Samatya Սամաթիոյ Սուրբ Գէորգ Եկեղեցի | |
|---|---|
| Surp Kevork | |
 The entrance of the modern church viewed from north | |
  Church of St. George of Samatya Սամաթիոյ Սուրբ Գէորգ Եկեղեցի | |
| 41°00′07″N 28°55′59″E / 41.00188°N 28.93302°E | |
| Location | Samatya, Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Romanos III Argyros |
| Dedication | St. Mary Peribleptos |
| Cult(s) present | St. George |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Bedros Nemtze |
| Groundbreaking | 1866 |
| Completed | 1887 |
Saint George of Samatya or Surp Kevork (Armenian: Սամաթիոյ Սուրբ Գէորգ Եկեղեցի; Turkish name: Sulu Manastır, meaning: "Water Monastery") is an Armenian church in Istanbul, Turkey.
The edifice, built between 1866 and 1887, has been erected above the substructure of a Byzantine church and monastery built in the eleventh century. The complex, dedicated to St. Mary Peribleptos (Greek: Μονὴ τῆς Θεοτòκου τῆς Περιβλὲπτου, Monì tis Theotókou tis Perivléptou) was one of the most important Greek Orthodox monasteries in Constantinople.[1] After the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453 it was ceded to the Armenian community in Istanbul, and became for a period the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople.[2]