St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul
Church in Istanbul, Turkey
About
The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George (Greek: Πατριαρχικός Ναός του Αγίου Γεωργίου; Turkish: Aya Yorgi Kilisesi) is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly Constantinople. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople whose leader is regarded as the primus inter pares (first among equals) in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is frequently looked upon as the spiritual leader of the 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.
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Istanbul
Largest city in Turkey
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Fall of Constantinople
1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital
0.9 mi away
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Autocephalous church of Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque and religious complex in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1 mi away
The Chora
Medieval church and mosque in Istanbul
0.7 mi away
Sack of Constantinople
1204 conquest during the Fourth Crusade
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