Michael I Cerularius
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Michael I of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059. His disputes with Pope Leo IX over church practices in the 11th century played a role in the events that l
The enthronement of Michael I, from the Madrid Skylitzes
Lead seal of Michael I as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. The last of three church buildi
Michael I Cerularius
…Patriarch Michael I, Archbishop Leo of Ohrid, and all of their followers. On the same day, Cardinal Humbert and his colleagues entered the church of the Hagia Sophia during the divine liturgy and placed the charter on the altar. Soon after that, the patriarch decided to react. On 20 July 1054, a synod of 21 metropolitans…
Hagia Sophia in 2014
A Theodosian capital for a column, one of the few remains of the church of Theodosius II
A column and capital with a Greek cross
Porphyry column; column capital; impost block