The Armenians living in this district were brought here from Anatolia after the conquest of Istanbul and settled there. Their occupations were fishing and boating. In 1832, a place of worship called “Papaz Menesi” (Papaz Menesi) was built in the district with a decree by the sultan, together with a baptistery. Later, with the permission obtained by Harutyun Amira Bezciyan, this small place of worship was expanded and converted into a church, and the Boghosyan-Varvaryan school was built next to it, and it was named after Harutyun Amira’s parents Boghos and Varvare.
After Bezciyan’s death, the mint masters collected money among themselves to build a church named Surp Harutyun, but the collected amount was loaned for the construction of the Surp Yerrortutyun church by the decision of the Congregational Council. In 1855, a construction decree was obtained and money was collected again, and the construction was completed the same year with this fund provided, and Patriarch Hagopos III. It is opened for worship by Seropyan’s hand.
The Byzantine wall located just behind the altar of the church has been preserved in its original state.
The adjacent Boghosyan-Varvaryan school has been closed and is used for various activities of the community.
The benefactors buried in the church courtyard are as follows:
Hagop Beyleryan’s daughter: Mrs. Makruhi Esayan 1846-1876
Garabed Nysastaciyan (died at the age of 65) 1880
Hagop Beyleryan (died in 1865)
Kevork Amira Papazyan (died at the age of 78) 1874
Izar Garabedian (died at the age of 60) 1874
Takuhi Hunudcyantz (died in 1869)