Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople

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The Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople was one of the most important Byzantine imperial churches, serving as a major religious center and traditional burial site for emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople canonical 5

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church
church building
imperial church
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED
associatedWith imperial cult of the Byzantine emperors
translation of relics of apostles and martyrs
burialSiteFor Constantine the Great NERFINISHED
Constantius II NERFINISHED
Justinian I NERFINISHED
Theodosius I NERFINISHED
many Byzantine emperors
members of the imperial family
country Byzantine Empire
dedicatedTo Apostle Andrew NERFINISHED
Apostle Paul NERFINISHED
Apostle Peter NERFINISHED
Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
demolished 15th century
demolishedBy Ottoman authorities
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
feature central dome
cross-in-square layout (in later form)
four subsidiary domes
function cathedral church
imperial mausoleum
heritageStatus site incorporated into historic fabric of Istanbul
influenced cross-in-square church type
later Byzantine church architecture
locatedIn Constantinople NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul NERFINISHED
Turkey
majorReconstruction 6th century
mentionedBy Procopius NERFINISHED
mentionedIn De Aedificiis NERFINISHED
originalBuilder Constantine the Great NERFINISHED
originalConstructionEnd 4th century
originalConstructionStart 4th century
planType cruciform plan
rebuiltBy Justinian I NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
replacedBy Fatih Mosque NERFINISHED
servedAs second most important church of Constantinople after Hagia Sophia
significance major religious center of the Byzantine Empire
traditional burial site of Eastern Roman emperors
status no longer extant
usedBy Byzantine emperors NERFINISHED

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Justin I burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
Aelia Eudoxia burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
Byzantine Emperor Basil I burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
subject surface form: Basil I
Constantine III burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
Theodora Porphyrogenita burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople