Church of the Holy Apostles

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The Church of the Holy Apostles was a major Byzantine imperial church in Constantinople that served as the traditional burial site for emperors, including Constantine the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church ⓘ
demolished building ⓘ
imperial church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople ⓘ
Holy Apostles ⓘ
architecturalPlan cruciform plan ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine court ritual ⓘ
Byzantine imperial ceremonies ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Constantius II ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ
Theodosius I ⓘ
other Byzantine emperors ⓘ
cityQuarter Fatih district of Istanbul ⓘ
linked to: Fatih district
commissionedBy Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantinus Magnus
culturalSignificance important site for Byzantine funerary art ⓘ
major monument of Byzantine architecture ⓘ
dedicatedTo Twelve Apostles ⓘ
demolishedBy Ottoman authorities ⓘ
demolishedInCentury 15th century ⓘ
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
feature five domes ⓘ
foundedBy Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantinus Magnus
function burial site of Byzantine emperors ⓘ
imperial mausoleum ⓘ
historicalRole symbol of imperial power in Constantinople ⓘ
traditional burial site for Byzantine emperors ⓘ
influenced later cross-in-square church designs ⓘ
locatedIn Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul

Istanbul ⓘ
locatedInCountry Byzantine Empire ⓘ
locatedInPresentDayCountry Turkey ⓘ
notableFeature imperial mausolea surrounding the church ⓘ
sarcophagus of Constantine the Great ⓘ
partOf imperial ceremonial topography of Constantinople ⓘ
rebuiltAfter Church of the Holy Apostles (Constantinian structure) ⓘ
rebuiltBy Justinian I ⓘ
rebuiltInCentury 6th century ⓘ
rebuiltInStyle Justinianic architecture ⓘ
relativeImportance second only to Hagia Sophia in Constantinople ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
replacedBy Fatih Mosque ⓘ
siteNowOccupiedBy Fatih Mosque complex ⓘ
linked to: Fatih Mosque
statusAfter1453 fell into disrepair under Ottoman rule ⓘ
usedAs patriarchal church at times ⓘ

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Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constantine the Great → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Byzantine architecture → notableExample → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Justinian I → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Zeno → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
Church of the Holy Apostles → alsoKnownAs → Holy Apostles ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles
Church of the Holy Apostles → alsoKnownAs → Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles
Church of the Holy Apostles → rebuiltAfter → Church of the Holy Apostles (Constantinian structure) ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles
Constantius II → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantinus Magnus → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles
Pulcheria → placeOfBurial → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Empress Pulcheria
Marcian → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Marcian
Constantine IV → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Constantine IV
Heraclius → placeOfBurial → Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles
St Mark's Basilica → influencedBy → Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Holy Apostles
Leo I → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → originalLocation → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Aelia Flaccilla → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantinople → hasLandmark → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Constantinople (probable)
Zeno → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Arcadius → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Michael III → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Michael III
Constantine V → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Empress Theodora → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Leo VI the Wise → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Fabia Eudokia → placeOfBurial → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Alexander of Byzantium → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Romanos II → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantine VIII → burial place → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantine IV → placeOfBurial → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Constantine the Bearded
Leo IV the Khazar → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Nikephoros II Phokas → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantine the Great → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint Constantine
Early Byzantine period → notableBuilding → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Constantine I → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Flacilla → buriedIn → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Flaccilla → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Justin I → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
subject linked to: Byzantine emperor Justin I