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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Basil I