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FULL DAY IN
TRACE OF CHRISTIANITY |
| Duration |
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Starts @ 09:00 Finishs @
17:00 |
| What to see |
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* Patriarchate of Fener
* Panagia of Blachernae
* St. Savior in Chora
* St. Mary Pammacaristos
* Zoodochos Pege at Balikli
* Pantocrator (from outside)
* Hagia Sophia Hagia Eirene (from outside) |
Tour itinerary and a litle history
Pick up from the hotels. The
Ecumenical Patriarchate at Fener; by Golden Horn, is the
heart of Orthodox Christianity. After Costantine the Great s
declaration of Christianity as the religion of Roman Empire,
the capital was moved from Rome to Byzantium. With the
conquest (1453) of Ottoman Empire, the seat of Patriarchate
remained in Istanbul.The Church commanding a loyalty about
250 million faithful.
Church of Panagia of Blachernae, the best known and
most celebrated shrine of the Holy Virgin located near
Golden Horn. Famed with the hagiasma (fountain of holy
water), good to cure health problems, and the Hagion Lousma
(sacred bath) good to clean the soul, where the emperor also
came to purify himself.
St. Savior in Chora (Kariye), originally a Byzantine
monastery, dedicated to Jesus Christ the Savior, survived
with fantastic mosaics and frescoes, portraying scenes from
the Bible, the life and miracles of Jesus.
The monastic complex of Christ Pantogrator (Zeyrek)
was one of the largest and best organized of the Byzantine
period, comprising two churches and a funerary chapel,
baths, a hospice for the aged, a hospital and a medical
school, a hostel for travellers and a library.
Zoodochos Pege at Balikli, dedicated to the Mother of
God at Pege, with an underground cistern, full of gold fish
related to a well-known miracle, and the fountain of holy
water, believed to cure many diseases, is one of the most
celebrated shrines.
St. Sergius & Bacchus, a landmark in Byzantine
ecclesiastical architecture. Today it is known as the
"Little Hagia Shophia" because its general plan is a
precursor of the Hagia Shopia.
Hagia Sophia, through many centuries was the largest
church of Christendom, dedicated to Divine Wisdom, an
attribute of Christ. Hagia Shopia played an important role,
-emperors were crowned and many victories were celebrated in
this remarkable building.
Hagia Eirene, the old patriarchal church with its
impressive size stands next to Hagia Sophia. Church of
the St. Mary Pammacaristos (Fethiye Cami), built in XI.
Century by Jhon Comnenus, displaying the aesthetic
refinement attained to Paleologan age, originally belonged
to a convent of nuns. Housed the Patriarchate for a while
after the conquest. Transfer to the hotels.
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