Gerasimus I was abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in #Constantinople; he was elected as Patriarch OTD in 1320, serving just one year until his death in 1321 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

The Imperial Palace at Constantinople (now Istanbul), the Byzantine Empire (Giorgio Albertini)

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #NightTracks Ablaye Cissoko & Constantinople: 🎵 Estuaire #BBCRadio3 #AblayeCissoko #Constantinople ▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify ▶️ Track on #Spotify:

Estuaire

Today is the feast day of Saint Martinian of Areovinthus, monk of the church of the Theotokos in #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens of #Constantinople OTD in 332 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Bring the big guns, Mehmed!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2069115/bring-the-big-guns-mehmed

Today is the feast day of Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon, soldiers martyred at Chalcedon, and Stephen the New, Patriarch of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

Today is the feast day of Saint Nicholas Mystikos, early 10th century Patriarch of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

The three-year-old Constantine VII, the son of Emperor Leo VI the Wise, was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire OTD in 908 by Patriarch Euthymius I at #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history

The 3-year-old Constantine VII, the son of Emperor Leo VI the Wise, was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire OTD in 908 by Patriarch Euthymius I at #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history