#constantinople

Today is the feast day of Venerable Theodore Trichinas, "the Hair-Shirt Wearer", a late 3rd century hermit near #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Gerasimus I was abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in #Constantinople; he was elected as Patriarch at an advanced age, serving just one year until his death OTD in 1321 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Today is the feast day of Cyril VI of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

#Constantinople fell to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade OTD in 1204, temporarily ending (and, in the long run, fatally crippling) the Byzantine Empire https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Maximianus was the Archbishop of #Constantinople from 25 October 431 to his death OTD in 434 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Today is the feast day of Venerable Anthusa of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Forces of the Fourth Crusade sacked #Constantinople for three days, killing thousands, starting OTD in 1204 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Nestorius became Patriarch of #Constantinople OTD in 428 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Nestorius became the Patriarch of #Constantinople OTD in 428 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the emperor Valentinian II (end of 4th CE). Photo taken in the archaeological museum, Istanbul.

#istanbul #archaeology #constantinople #emperor #byzantine #statue #ValentinianII

The 1400s and 1500s were centuries of enormous change for Venice, and for the rest of the world. The changing geography moved Venice from a central position in European trade to the margins.

Today is the feast day of Saint Plato the Confessor, early 9th century Abbot of the Studion, the most important monastery in #Constantinople at the time https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Alexios I Komnenos was crowned Byzantine emperor at #Constantinople OTD in 1081 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Isidore II Xanthopoulos was Ecumenical Patriarch of #Constantinople from 1456 to his death OTD in 1462 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Mehmed II or Mehmed the Conqueror, born OTD in 1432, conquered #Constantinople at the age of 21 and ended the Byzantine Empire https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Conquest, empire, naval battles, conspiracies, insurrections. The 1200s and 1300s were interesting times for Venice.

Romanos Lekapenos seized the Boukoleon Palace in #Constantinople OTD in 919 and became regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Pope Nicholas V, who died OTD in 1455, called for a crusade against the Ottoman Turks after they captured #Constantinople in 1453; it never materialized https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Today is the feast day of Saint Isaac the Confessor, 4th century founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Michael IV Autoreianos was appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of #Constantinople OTD in 1206 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history