Pharos Church
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Pharos Church was a prominent Byzantine imperial chapel within the Great Palace of Constantinople, renowned as a major repository of Christian relics and a center of court ceremonial.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
imperial chapel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of the Theotokos of the Pharos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theotokos tou Pharou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | domed church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Komnenian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Palaiologan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
center of court ceremonial
ⓘ
imperial chapel ⓘ reliquary church ⓘ |
| governedBy | imperial clergy ⓘ |
| heritage |
important symbol of imperial piety
ⓘ
prototype for later imperial reliquary chapels ⓘ |
| influenced | development of imperial ceremonial in Byzantium ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Palace of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | De Ceremoniis of Constantine VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pharos (lighthouse) of the Great Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Byzantine emperors
ⓘ
housing major Christian relics ⓘ role in imperial religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Byzantine imperial court ⓘ |
| relicContained |
Holy Lance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Sponge NERFINISHED ⓘ portion of Christ’s tunic ⓘ relics of apostles and saints ⓘ relics of the True Cross ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| survivesAs | archaeological remains (uncertain and fragmentary) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Byzantine emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
display of relics
ⓘ
imperial liturgies ⓘ oath‑taking ceremonies ⓘ reception of foreign envoys ⓘ |
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