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28: 54:. Located on the easternmost edge of the Sirkeci peninsula, it housed an imperial palace, arsenal and several churches and charitable establishments throughout the middle and late Byzantine periods. 459:
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at the monastery of Saint George in January 1055. He was ultimately buried at the monastery. Years later, the palace that Emperor Monomachos built at Mangana was destroyed by Emperor
207:(or the right, granted on payment of a sum of money, to live in a monastery without becoming a monk). The monastery was particularly famous during the 14th century when it contained 108:) also involved the supervision of imperial estates in the provinces, whose proceeds went to the upkeep of the imperial court, as well as to supplying military expeditions. 519: 348:, p. 281: "In January 1055 Monomachus bathed in the pond at the monastery of Saint George of Mangana, contracted pleurisy, and soon breathed his last." 151:
would usually mean that Leichoudes enjoyed the proceeds of the Mangana, but in this case its meaning is debatable. During the 14th century, Emperor
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in May 1453. Since its construction, the Byzantine imperial court made annual visits to the monastery on April 23, which was the
409: 63: 251: 192: 86:). The site was closely connected to the nearby Great Palace, and several emperors constructed buildings there. Emperor 365:
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172: 47: 175:(r. 1185–1195 and 1203–1204), but the monastery complex of Saint George survived until the 428: 240: 236: 184: 51: 39: 90:(r. 811–813) owned a mansion there which was converted into a crown domain by Emperor 513: 385: 17: 188: 116: 203:
retired to an apartment at the monastery of Saint George after having obtained an
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The quarter was located on the extreme east of the peninsula, directly above the
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in 1453, the monastery complex was occupied for a short time by
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of Saint George. This tradition was interrupted during the
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Map of Mangana as reconstructed from archeological surveys.
273: 387:History of the Byzantine Empire: Mother of Nations 384: 368:. Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 413:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 284: 282: 269: 267: 265: 191:monks briefly occupied the monastery, until the 135:. During his reign, Constantine IX granted the " 115:(r. 1042–1055) built a monastery dedicated to 8: 321: 434:The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143–1180 437:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 333: 199:, the Byzantine theologian and statesman 345: 239:to make way for the construction of the 26: 291:, p. 155 (including footnote #11). 261: 520:Quarters and suburbs of Constantinople 317: 274:McGeer, Nesbitt & Oikonomides 2005 195:by the Byzantines in 1261. During the 163:Constantine IX died after contracting 78:strait. It took its name from a large 315: 313: 311: 309: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 297: 7: 94:(r. 867–886) and administered by a 410:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 25: 235:, before being demolished by the 391:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 197:Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 1: 452:McGeer, Eric; Nesbitt, John; 252:Gerasimus I of Constantinople 223:faithful from as far away as 46:) was one of the quarters of 193:Reconquest of Constantinople 141:Constantine (III) Leichoudes 145:Patriarch of Constantinople 536: 104: 159:Monastery of Saint George 113:Constantine IX Monomachos 43: 66:and between the ancient 383:Franzius, Enno (1967). 322:Mango & Talbot 1991 143:who would later become 403:(1991). "Mangana". In 229:Fall of Constantinople 215:and became a place of 177:fall of Constantinople 82:for military engines ( 32: 324:, pp. 1283–1284. 289:Dendrinos et al. 2003 187:in 1204, after which 167:while bathing in the 153:John VI Kantakouzenos 105:κουράτωρ τῶν Μαγγάνων 30: 454:Oikonomides, Nicolas 18:Monastery of Mangana 496:41.0119°N 28.9871°E 492: /  405:Kazhdan, Alexander 401:Talbot, Alice-Mary 98:. The position of 88:Michael I Rhangabe 33: 375:978-0-7546-3696-0 213:Passion of Christ 201:Demetrios Kydones 16:(Redirected from 527: 507: 506: 504: 503: 502: 501:41.0119; 28.9871 497: 493: 490: 489: 488: 485: 473: 448: 424: 392: 390: 379: 349: 343: 337: 331: 325: 319: 292: 286: 277: 271: 173:Isaac II Angelos 123:and surrounding 107: 106: 45: 21: 535: 534: 530: 529: 528: 526: 525: 524: 510: 509: 500: 498: 494: 491: 486: 483: 481: 479: 478: 476: 470: 456:, eds. (2005). 451: 445: 429:Magdalino, Paul 427: 421: 395: 382: 376: 361: 357: 352: 344: 340: 332: 328: 320: 295: 287: 280: 272: 263: 259: 249: 161: 139:of Mangana" to 60: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 533: 531: 523: 522: 512: 511: 475: 474: 468: 449: 443: 425: 419: 393: 380: 374: 358: 356: 353: 351: 350: 338: 336:, p. 115. 334:Magdalino 2002 326: 293: 278: 260: 258: 255: 248: 245: 241:Topkapi Palace 185:Fourth Crusade 160: 157: 59: 56: 52:Constantinople 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 532: 521: 518: 517: 515: 508: 505: 471: 469:0-88402-309-5 465: 461: 460: 455: 450: 446: 444:0-521-52653-1 440: 436: 435: 430: 426: 422: 420:0-19-504652-8 416: 412: 411: 406: 402: 398: 394: 389: 388: 381: 377: 371: 367: 366: 360: 359: 354: 347: 346:Franzius 1967 342: 339: 335: 330: 327: 323: 318: 316: 314: 312: 310: 308: 306: 304: 302: 300: 298: 294: 290: 285: 283: 279: 276:, p. 59. 275: 270: 268: 266: 262: 256: 254: 253: 246: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 158: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 57: 55: 53: 49: 41: 37: 29: 19: 477: 458: 433: 408: 397:Mango, Cyril 386: 364: 341: 329: 250: 227:. After the 204: 162: 148: 136: 117:Saint George 110: 99: 95: 83: 64:Great Palace 61: 35: 34: 499: / 147:. The term 129:poor-houses 487:28°59′14″E 484:41°00′43″N 257:References 217:pilgrimage 205:adelphaton 133:law school 431:(2002) . 233:dervishes 181:feast day 72:Byzantium 68:acropolis 48:Byzantine 514:Category 247:See also 237:Ottomans 221:Orthodox 165:pleurisy 131:, and a 121:cloister 119:(with a 111:Emperor 100:kourator 96:kourator 76:Bosporus 74:and the 407:(ed.). 355:Sources 211:of the 149:pronoia 137:pronoia 92:Basil I 84:mangana 80:arsenal 58:History 44:Μάγγανα 36:Mangana 466:  441:  417:  372:  225:Russia 209:relics 125:garden 189:Latin 50:-era 40:Greek 464:ISBN 439:ISBN 415:ISBN 370:ISBN 219:for 169:pond 70:of 516:: 399:; 296:^ 281:^ 264:^ 243:. 42:: 472:. 447:. 423:. 378:. 102:( 38:( 20:)

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Monastery of Mangana

Greek
Byzantine
Constantinople
Great Palace
acropolis
Byzantium
Bosporus
arsenal
Michael I Rhangabe
Basil I
Constantine IX Monomachos
Saint George
cloister
garden
poor-houses
law school
Constantine (III) Leichoudes
Patriarch of Constantinople
John VI Kantakouzenos
pleurisy
pond
Isaac II Angelos
fall of Constantinople
feast day
Fourth Crusade
Latin
Reconquest of Constantinople
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347

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