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361:(867–886), and explained why he thought this was the case. After studies aimed at the dating of the basement in the 1960s, the German archaeologist Hartmut Schäfer estimated the date of the church's construction as between the end of the eleventh and the first half of 12th century, placing it in the
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to pray in the church, which was adorned with garlands of roses. Afterward
Constantine left for the last fight before the city fell to the Ottomans . Many people remained all the night in the church, praying for the city's salvation. After entering the city, the Ottoman troops arrived to find the
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of the basement has been built using the technique of the "recessed brick", typical of the
Byzantine architecture of the middle period. In this technique, alternate courses of bricks are mounted behind the line of the wall, and are plunged in a
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of sixteenth-century
Istanbul. The chamber may originally have housed the tomb of St Theodosia. A tradition that one of the piers hides the burial place of the last Byzantine Emperor only dates back to the nineteenth century, and is groundless.
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Hagia
Theodosia became one of the most venerated saints in Constantinople, being invoked particularly by the infirm. Her fame increased when a deaf-mute was miraculously cured in 1306. The church was often mentioned by the
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The confusion could have arisen because of the small dimensions of the real church. This could have forced the moving of ceremonies attended by a large crowd to the church of the
Euergetēs. Schäfer (1973), p.
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Carved inside each of the two eastern dome piers there is a small chamber. The south east chamber contains the alleged tomb of the
Ottoman holy man Gül Baba. Above the entrance an inscription in
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It should be noticed that according to modern sources, the figure of
Theodosia of Constantinople, like those of all the iconophile Saints lived under Leo III, is legendary. Brubaker, 2011
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pilgrims who visited the city in the fourteenth and early fifteenth century, although it was sometimes confused with the nearby church of Christ
Euergetēs. Twice a week there was a
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Detail of the apses as viewed from southeast. The difference in masonry between the surviving
Byzantine parts (low) and the later Ottoman additions (high) can be easily noticed.
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Euphemia is no longer mentioned."
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restored it, rebuilding the dome and its pendentives, almost the whole west side, the vaults at the southwest and northwest corners, and the minaret.
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at the end of the ninth century. The monastery hosted his four daughters, who were all buried in the church. Hagia Euphemia lay near the
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building still adorned with flowers, and captured everyone sheltering inside, regarding them as
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and adorn the lateral ones. Above the niches runs a cornice.
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and some still exist in churches throughout western Europe.
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Each gallery ends with a small chapel, which lie above the
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The southwest gallery with the wooden lodge for the sultan.
1239:(in French). Paris: Institut Français d'Etudes Byzantines.
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and brother of co-emperor John, who died fighting in the
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Molla Hüsrev Mehmet Effendi (died 1480) established a
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Late 10th-century church; converted into mosque 1490
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420:On January 19, 729, at the very beginning of the
330:: Μονή τής Άγιας Θεοδοσίας εν τοις Δεξιοκράτους,
2668:Holy Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora
273:It is in Vakıf Mektebi Sokak in the district of
792:, the Gül Mosque is one of the most important
727:The entrance to the mosque is through a wooden
332:Monē tis Hagias Theodosias en tois Dexiokratous
2937:Little Haghia Sophia (SS. Sergius and Bacchus)
2510:Church buildings and monasteries in Byzantine
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1309:Byzantium in the Iconoclast era (ca 680-850)
707:and support a late dating for the building.
3034:Mosques converted from churches in Istanbul
2927:Kefeli (Monastery of Manuel / St. Nicholas)
3029:Churches and monasteries of Constantinople
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1933:Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Büyükçekmece)
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16:Former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul
2932:Koca Mustafa Pasha (St. Andrew in Krisei)
2379:Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque of Lüleburgaz
1311:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
595:(foundation) and erected a small mosque (
109:Located in the Fatih district of Istanbul
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2902:Hirami Ahmet Pasha (St. John in Trullo)
1307:Brubaker, Leslie; Haldon, John (2011).
1290:Architettura paleocristiana e bizantina
1227:. Istanbul: Çituri Biraderler Basımevi.
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529:('Saint Theodosia of Constantinople').
498:in 1176. On April 12, 1204, during the
2892:Gül (St. Theodosia / Christ Euergetes)
2703:St. Thekla in the Palace of Blachernae
1928:Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Azapkapı)
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510:kept in the church were looted by the
1938:Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Kadırga)
703:The side apses resemble those of the
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2718:SS. Sergius and Bacchus in Hormisdou
1213:Byzantine Churches of Constantinople
920:History of Roman and Byzantine domes
721:Byzantine Churches in Constantinople
688:The original dome, like that of the
351:Hagia Theodosia en tois Dexiokratous
2947:Odalar (St. Mary of Constantinople)
2538:Martyrium of St. Carpus and Papylus
1808:Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Edirnekapı)
1348:Series of 50 pictures of the mosque
431:ordered the removal of an image of
334:) or with that of the monastery of
3000:Church buildings in Constantinople
1114:He should not be mistaken for the
342:: Μονή του Χριστού του Ευεργέτου,
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1948:Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
896:Gül Mosque north wall of interior
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2877:Eski Imaret (Christ Pantepoptes)
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2628:Monastery of St. Mary Hodegetria
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1858:Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
1813:Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Üsküdar)
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1270:(in German). Tübingen: Wasmuth.
1248:(in German). Tübingen: Wasmuth.
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812:Gül Mosque in the Ottoman period
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3007:Public places in Constantinople
2862:Atik Mustafa Pasha (St. Thekla)
2791:Public spaces of Constantinople
1126:in 1541. Schäfer (1973), p. 30.
1122:, who died during the siege of
344:Monē tou Christou tou Euergetou
307:Byzantine Topographical Studies
46:
2573:St. Euphemia in the Hippodrome
1738:İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca
1292:(in Italian). Turin: Einaudi.
443:Great Palace of Constantinople
373:was brought at the end of the
1:
3054:Byzantine sacred architecture
2857:Arap (St. Paul / St. Dominic)
1215:. London: MacMillan & Co.
1185:Van Millingen (1912), p. 170.
1167:Van Millingen (1912), p. 172.
1153:. Krautheimer (1986), p. 400.
1140:Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 143.
1105:Van Millingen (1912), p. 143.
1096:Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 142.
951:Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 140.
406:quarter with the dome of the
293:from its imposing position .
2907:Imrahor (Stoudios Monastery)
2713:St. Theodosia in Dexiokratou
2419:Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex
1733:İskender Pasha Mosque, Fatih
1073:Van Millingen (1912), p. 169
357:, built during the reign of
180:Middle Byzantine - Comnenian
2882:Fenari Isa (Lips Monastery)
2784:Byzantine Empire portal
2229:Alaeddin Mosque (Eskişehir)
1963:Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
1333:Byzantium 1200 - Gül Mosque
908:Side view of the Gül Mosque
696:, which feature ornamental
614:, between 1566 and 1574, a
554:end of the Byzantine Empire
466:Hagia Euphemia en tō Petriō
355:Hagia Euphēmia en tō Petriō
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2967:Vefa Kilise (St. Theodore)
2798:Church-mosques in Istanbul
2598:St. John Baptist in Trullo
2404:Tekeli Mehmet Pasha Mosque
2299:Kahramanmaraş Grand Mosque
1888:Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque
1703:Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
1693:Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
1431:
1194:Schäfer (1973), pp. 67–69.
597:Küçük Mustafa Paşa Mescidi
416:(Greek) school in Istanbul
281:, in the neighbourhood of
243:, meaning Rose Mosque' in
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2912:Kalenderhane (Kyriotissa)
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2753:Unknown (Palace Basilica)
2588:Hagia Yorgi in Edirnekapı
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2289:İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque
1803:Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque
1778:Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque
1723:Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque
1598:Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque
1550:Evliya Kasim Pasha Mosque
1400:Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque
1246:Die Gül Camii in Istanbul
1244:Schäfer, Hartmut (1973).
605:Küçük Mustafa Paşa Hamamı
585:. Close to the building,
402:. In the background, the
297:Problem of identification
141:41.0266667°N 28.9565000°E
88:
37:Gül Camii ("Rose Mosque")
30:
2917:Kariye (Chora Monastery)
2593:St. John Baptist at Lips
1863:Piri Mehmed Pasha Mosque
1209:Van Millingen, Alexander
1006:Mamboury (1953), p. 299.
409:Megali tou Gènous scholè
2887:Fethiye (Pammakaristos)
2758:Unknown (Şeyh Süleyman)
2643:St. Mary of the Mongols
2618:St. Mary of the Cistern
2389:Sivrihisar Grand Mosque
2234:Alaaddin Mosque (Sinop)
1983:Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque
1873:Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque
1823:Muhammad Maarifi Mosque
1773:Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex
1753:Kara Ahmed Pasha Mosque
1527:Hazreti Süleyman Mosque
1264:Müller-Wiener, Wolfgang
731:, which leads to a low
607:), which still exists.
496:battle of Myriokephalon
468:, in the quarter named
441:, the main gate of the
2733:Unknown (Bogdan Saray)
2663:St. Mary of the Spring
2648:St. Mary Pammakaristos
2613:St. Mary of Blachernae
2374:Sabancı Central Mosque
2145:Grand Mosque of Tarsus
2140:Grand Mosque of Mersin
1978:Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque
1343:Gül Mosque Documentary
1225:The Tourists' Istanbul
1176:Schäfer (1973), p. 86.
1015:Schäfer (1973), p. 82.
994:Schäfer (1973), p. 89.
985:Schäfer (1973), p. 83.
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490:John Komnenos, son of
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146:41.0266667; 28.9565000
119:Geographic coordinates
2673:St. Michael Archangel
2349:Niğde Alaaddin Mosque
2279:Habib'i Neccar Mosque
2274:Great Mosque of Adana
2269:Grand Mosque of Sivas
2203:İskender Pasha Mosque
2180:Bilal-i Habeşi Masjid
1783:Küçük Mecidiye Mosque
1643:Church-Mosque of Vefa
967:Schäfer (1973), p. 84
769:reads: "Tomb of the
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492:Andronikos I Komnenos
435:which stood over the
394:The mosque seen from
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336:Christ the Benefactor
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3049:15th-century mosques
3039:12th-century mosques
2763:Unknown (Toklu Dede)
2653:St. Mary Peribleptos
2548:Christ of the Chalkè
2528:St. Andrew in Krisei
2461:Ottoman architecture
2264:Grand Mosque of Uşak
2254:Divriği Great Mosque
2239:Ala Mosque (Kadirli)
2107:Hacıveyiszade Mosque
2082:Akşehir Grand Mosque
2021:Kestanepazarı Mosque
1988:Zeynep Sultan Mosque
1913:Şeyh Süleyman Mosque
1728:Hırka-i Şerif Mosque
1718:Haseki Sultan Mosque
1499:Veled-i Yaniç Mosque
1286:Krautheimer, Richard
1036:Janin (1953), p. 151
622:, a supplier to the
429:Leo III the Isaurian
2743:Unknown (Kasım Ağa)
2683:Myrelaion Monastery
2633:St. Mary Kyriotissa
2608:Monastery of Manuel
2399:Hafsa Sultan Mosque
2364:Pertev Pasha Mosque
1878:Rüstem Pasha Mosque
1868:Piyale Pasha Mosque
1843:Nuruosmaniye Mosque
1818:Molla Çelebi Mosque
1793:Little Hagia Sophia
1748:Kalenderhane Mosque
1532:Sheikh Matar Mosque
1517:Behram Pasha Mosque
1484:Hüdavendigar Mosque
1425:Melike Hatun Mosque
872:Gül Mosque interior
848:Gül Mosque interior
836:Gül Mosque interior
790:Vefa Kilise Mosques
690:Kalenderhane Mosque
677:The building has a
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2658:St. Mary of Pharos
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2468:Mosques by country
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2409:Yivliminare Mosque
2339:Murat Pasha Mosque
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2294:İzzet Pasha Mosque
2031:Birgi Grand Mosque
2026:Salepçioğlu Mosque
1973:Yeni Valide Mosque
1968:Yavuz Selim Mosque
1943:Süleymaniye Mosque
1918:Sinan Pasha Mosque
1908:Şemsi Pasha Mosque
1828:Murat Pasha Mosque
1713:Handan Agha Mosque
1673:Eyüp Sultan Mosque
1668:Eski Imaret Mosque
1603:Atik Valide Mosque
1570:Üç Şerefeli Mosque
1469:Emir Sultan Mosque
1410:Hacı Bayram Mosque
1118:poet and holy man
884:Gül Mosque gallery
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2329:Mahmut Bey Mosque
2324:Liberation Mosque
2319:Kuyularonu Mosque
2213:New Friday Mosque
2175:Laal Pasha Mosque
2160:Tarsus Old Mosque
2155:Mersin Old Mosque
2064:Haji Özbek Mosque
1763:Kasım Agha Mosque
1688:Firuz Agha Mosque
1683:Fenari Isa Mosque
1658:Dolmabahçe Mosque
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1613:Bayezid II Mosque
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1494:Orhan Gazi Mosque
1384:Mosques in Turkey
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1698:Gül Mosque
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