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Judith Steenbrink, Dimitrius Cantemir, Holland Baroque Society & Constantinople:
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The Eastern Orthodox Empire, primarily known as the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire), was a medieval Christian state centered on Constantinople (Istanbul), where the Eastern Orthodox Church served as the official state religion, deeply intertwined with imperial authority. It maintained Roman law, Greek culture, and Orthodox theology from the 4th century until 1453. Eastern Orthodoxy, officially Orthodox Catholic Church, One of the three major branches of Christianity. Its adherents live mostly in Greece, Russia, the Balkans, Ukraine, and the Middle East, with a large following in North America and Australia. The titular head of Eastern Orthodoxy is the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul), but its many territorial churches (including the huge Russian Orthodox church and the Greek Orthodox church) are governed autonomously by head bishops or patriarchs, who must be unmarried or widowed even though lower orders of the clergy may marry. Eastern Orthodoxy also boasts a strong monastic tradition. The separation of the Eastern churches from the Western, or Latin, branch began with the division of the Roman Empire into two parts under Constantine I. A formal break was made in 1054 (see Schism of 1054). Doctrinally, Eastern Orthodoxy differs from Roman Catholicism in that it does not accept the primacy of the pope or the clause in the Western creed that states that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father (God) and the Son (Jesus). The Orthodox church accepts the decisions of the seven ecumenical councils as well as several later ones. It maintains that there are seven sacraments and has a worship service that is theologically and spiritually rich. In the early 21st century, Eastern Orthodoxy had more than 200 million adherents worldwide.

Icon of the Archangel Michael
St Marks Basilica, Venice
gold, enamel, gemstones
10th century CE
Constantinople

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ON THIS DAY > 30 March 1432 > The future Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed II (1432-81) is born in Edirne. On 29 May 1453 Mehmed II, aged 21, would finally conquer Constantinople and bring an end to the Byzantine Empire in the East #mehmedii #constantinople #gentilebellini

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A lively, ornate interior with men in turbans and robes gathered around a central pool, talking, lounging, or preparing to bathe. Warm sunlight streams through patterned windows, illuminating intricate decor.

#PuzzleMonday 'Café de Galata, Constantinople' by Charles Theodore Frere

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Κωνσταντινούπολη. Μια και μοναδική.

Για τους Τούρκους είναι Ιstanbul, για εμάς τους Έλληνες Κωνσταντινούπολη. Τόπος παραμυθένιος, η γη των προγόνων μας.

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In 1204, the Fourth Crusade aimed for Jerusalem but sacked Constantinople to pay massive debts.

This shocking betrayal by holy warriors destroyed the Christian Byzantine capital.

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modern mosaic from Westminster Cathedral London showing the city of Constantinople. Hagia Sofia in middle and harbour in foreground. Lot sof blue and gold @Shaun Tougher

Leeds IMS and @leedsclassics.bsky.social welcome Shaun Tougher for a public lecture: Sex and the City: the Eunuchs of Constantinople. Thursday 26 March at 5.30 pm. Hybrid. All welcome. To attend online register at forms.office.com/e/CcFcJyAnTZ #medievalsky #constantinople #byzantium #eastrome

The (Brief) Gothic Takeover of Constantinople III: Demilitarisation and Debarbarisation? The Gothic sack of Rome in 410 was undoubtedly a traumatic event for those involved and a major psychological blow to the Empire as a whole, but it was lacking in long-term effects. In comparison, the...

What happens after a failed Gothic coup in #Constantinople?

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The (Brief) Gothic Takeover of Constantinople III: Demilitarisation and Debarbarisation? The Gothic sack of Rome in 410 was undoubtedly a traumatic event for those involved and a major psychological blow to the Empire as a whole, but it was lacking in long-term effects. In comparison, the...

Gainas may have been ousted in rather rapid order, but what impact did his brief coup have on Eastern Roman politics?

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The (Brief) Gothic Takeover of Constantinople I: The Revolt of Tribigild The sieges, capture and Sack of Rome by the forces Alaric the Goths in 410 has been seen as a major landmark in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. From his writing desk in Bethlehem, St Jerome decr...

Alaric was not the only Goth to capture an imperial capital in the early 5th century... indeed, he was not even the first...

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That is the gift.

#GIO #Constantinople #ForgottenKnowledge

#hagiaSophia is an #Orthodox Cathedral in #Constantinople. #Turkiye #Christianity #jesus

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Ablaye Cissoko, Kiya Tabassian & Constantinople:
🎵 Nanfoulé

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Historical image of Constantinople

But Constantine's vision was also imperial. He abandoned the old capital and founded a new Rome on the Bosporus: Constantinople in 330 AD. #Constantinople #Byzantine

23 Feb 532: Justinian orders the construction of Hagia Sophia, #Constantinople #otd (Arild Vågen)

The foundation stone of #HagiaSophia was laid on #ThisDayInHistory in 532 by the Roman Emperor #JustinianI. The previous basilica burnt down one month prior during the #NikaRiots. The current & third on that site in #Constantinople/#İstanbul is the finest of antique Christendom.

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#Turkey is a #colonialist #islamist state.
#Turkey first #committed #genocide and #exterminated its #Christian #population.
Then it turned their churches into mosques.

#Hagia #Sophia must become a church again and it should be given back to the #Ecumenical #Patriarchate of #Constantinople.

#Turkey is a #colonialist #islamist state.

#Turkey first #committed #genocide & #exterminated its

#Christian #population.

Then it turned their #churches into #mosques.

#Hagia #Sophia must become a #church #again &

it should be given #back to the #Ecumenical #Patriarchate of

#Constantinople.

Remember that #Hagia #Sophia was an #Orthodox #church

for 900 years before #Constantinople was conquered by the

#Ottomans in the 15th century.

We must stop thinking that #Islamization is a fabrication.

The #Hagia #Sophia is a #church that they #invaded,

#colonised and #defiled.

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like a #sport
Remember how #Constantinople almost fell over the chariot team riots, when everybody figured out it wasn’t about Blue or Green, but “That #Emperor over there 👉🏽 “
All that kept the Imperial Court in place was #Theodora deciding “purple is the noblest shroud.
I’m not getting on the boat”

#OnThisDay in 1454, Philippe le Bon duc de Bourgogne took 'le Vœu du Faisan' at the Feast of the Pheasant (a banquet in Lille), a solemn vow to join the #Crusaders to liberate #Constantinople from the #Ottoman Turks...

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Ablaye Cissoko, Constantinople & Kiya Tabassian:
🎵 Estuaire

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9 Feb 1599: Thomas Dallam & Randolph Bull leave #London #otd to deliver a mechanical clock and organ to Sultan Mehmet III in #Constantinople (National Trust images)

The (Brief) Gothic Takeover of Constantinople II: The ‘Tyranny of Gainas’ It seems then that there was some potential background to the accusation that Gainas and Tribigild were in cahoots. And even if Gainas was not directly involved in aiding and abetting Tribigild as a p...

Before Alaric in the west, there was Gainas in the east...

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Theodosian Walls of Constantinople 🇹🇷

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