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[[Image:Chora ChurchIstanbul.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Front of the Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey]]
The '''Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country''', (Greek: ἡ Ἐκκλησία του Ἅγιου Σωτῆρος ἐν τῃ Χώρᾳ, hē Ekklēsia tou Hagiou Sōtēros en tē Chōra), more popularly '''Chora Church''' , is a former Orthodox Christian [[church]], now a museum, located in the Kariye neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. The church was converted into a mosque after the [[fall of Constantinople]] to the [[Ottoman empire|Ottoman]] Turks. Then, in mid-twentieth century, after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, it was again converted, this time into a museum, displaying its Byzantine art. The church is noted as a fine example of fourteenth century Byzantine Christian mosaic art.
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