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Surroundings:

Constantinople, Monastery of St John of Studius [Stoudios]Constantinople, Monastery of St John of StudiusThe Golden GateRemains of the base of the Arcadius column.fisternCistern of AetiusCistern of AetiusPedestal, Column of of MarcianColumn of MarcianCapital, Column of MarcianColumn of Marcian, ConstantinopleColumn of Marcian, ConstantinoplePedestal, Column of of MarcianPedestal, Column of of MarcianConstantinople, St Polyeuktos churchChurch of St PolyeuktosChora - ChurchChora - ChurchChora -St. Paul - mosaicChora - Church - apseChora - Church - paintingsKariye Kilisesi - ChoraChora - Church - paintingsKariye Kilisesi - ChoraChora - Church - paintingsKariye Kilisesi - ChoraChora - Church - paintingsKariye Kilisesi - ChoraChora - Church - paintingsChora - Church - paintings

Location:

  • Türkiye, Zeytinburnu
  • geo:41.006744,28.91577
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • 5xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=61792

Annotations

Procopius records that Justinian (527-565) built a church dedicated to the Theotokos. According to another tradition Leo I (457-474) founded it before he was emperor. Zoodochos Pege=Life-giving Fount.

See:

  1. https://www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/zoodochos-pege
  2. https://www.ec-patr.org/afieroma/churches/show.php?lang=en&id=39
  3. http://constantinople.ehw.gr/forms/fLemmaBodyExtended.aspx?lemmaID=11780
  4. Andrzej Kompa, Konstantynopolitańskie zabytki w Stambule, Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Historica, Tom 87 (2011) pp. 123-214[ in pl]

Nearby

Constantinople, Pege Gate

City gate

Constantinople, Sigma

City gate

Fall of Constantinople 1453

Fall of Constantinople 1453


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