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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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