St. Theresa Church
On the site of this church stood the St. Clement French College until 1916, built and managed by the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1905. At the same time, this region was close to the old Armenian district at that time. This school building, along with the surrounding Armenian district, was completely burned in the Ankara Fire of 1916. A piece of the foundation wall and the name of the street have survived from this college. The name of the street was given as a result of the great work of the priests who taught French at that time. Thus, the street began to be called Kardeşler Street. A building bearing the coat of arms of the French Republic was built on the rubble of the burned St. Clement's College in October 1928, housing the Chancellery of the French Embassy on the ground floor and a small and partial chapel inside the Embassy hall on the first floor. Although the French Ambassador lived here in the early years, the building later transferred its apartments to a small French school until 1962. Thus, although the French Ambassador resided elsewhere, the building, including its chapel, continued to serve as a French school for a short period. In summary, before this transfer, the ground floor of the new building served as the Chancellery of the French Embassy, then as the office and residence of the French Ambassador, and finally, after the transfer, as the French Primary School until 1962. Although the first floor was built as the hall - and partial chapel - of the Embassy in October 1928, it was later completely transformed into the "French Embassy Chapel" by Assumptionist Priest Ludovic Marseille and was consecrated on February 3, 1929, with the blessing of Assumptionist Priest Ludovic Marseille, and the first service was held in French. It was celebrated as. The church building was registered as a first degree urban protected area on April 12, 1980. Although the church is historical, it was completely restored in 2002, especially the chapel on the first floor, and today there are Jesuit priests.
