Church· Prince Islands, İstanbul
Hristos Rum Manastırı
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Editor's Note
The Kınalıada Christ Greek Orthodox Monastery sits on the island's southern hill, commanding a striking view across to both the Thracian and Anatolian sides of Istanbul. According to historical records, the monastery was founded in the 11th century by Romanos Diogenes (1030-1072), on a site that had previously held the tomb of the deposed Emperor Leo V (775-820). A few years after its founding, in the wake of the defeat at Manzikert (1071), Romanos Diogenes himself was overthrown, made a monk, and exiled to the very monastery he had built, after being blinded.
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- 40.9060°N · 29.0500°E
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