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17: 43:. Located on the easternmost edge of the Sirkeci peninsula, it housed an imperial palace, arsenal and several churches and charitable establishments throughout the middle and late Byzantine periods. 448:
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at the monastery of Saint George in January 1055. He was ultimately buried at the monastery. Years later, the palace that Emperor Monomachos built at Mangana was destroyed by Emperor
196:(or the right, granted on payment of a sum of money, to live in a monastery without becoming a monk). The monastery was particularly famous during the 14th century when it contained 97:) also involved the supervision of imperial estates in the provinces, whose proceeds went to the upkeep of the imperial court, as well as to supplying military expeditions. 337:, p. 281: "In January 1055 Monomachus bathed in the pond at the monastery of Saint George of Mangana, contracted pleurisy, and soon breathed his last." 140:
would usually mean that Leichoudes enjoyed the proceeds of the Mangana, but in this case its meaning is debatable. During the 14th century, Emperor
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in May 1453. Since its construction, the Byzantine imperial court made annual visits to the monastery on April 23, which was the
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Dendrinos, Charalambos; Harris, Jonathan; Harvalia-Crook, Eirene; et al., eds. (2003).
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retired to an apartment at the monastery of Saint George after having obtained an
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The quarter was located on the extreme east of the peninsula, directly above the
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in 1453, the monastery complex was occupied for a short time by
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of Saint George. This tradition was interrupted during the
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Map of Mangana as reconstructed from archeological surveys.
440: 262: 376:History of the Byzantine Empire: Mother of Nations 373: 357:. Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 500: 402:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 273: 271: 258: 256: 254: 180:monks briefly occupied the monastery, until the 124:. During his reign, Constantine IX granted the " 104:(r. 1042–1055) built a monastery dedicated to 268: 251: 147: 384: 310: 423:The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143–1180 426:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 416: 322: 188:, the Byzantine theologian and statesman 371: 334: 228:to make way for the construction of the 15: 280:, p. 155 (including footnote #11). 509:Quarters and suburbs of Constantinople 501: 306: 263:McGeer, Nesbitt & Oikonomides 2005 184:by the Byzantines in 1261. During the 152:Constantine IX died after contracting 67:strait. It took its name from a large 304: 302: 300: 298: 296: 294: 292: 290: 288: 286: 83:(r. 867–886) and administered by a 13: 399:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 283: 14: 520: 224:, before being demolished by the 380:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 186:Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 328: 316: 1: 441:McGeer, Eric; Nesbitt, John; 245: 241:Gerasimus I of Constantinople 212:faithful from as far away as 35:) was one of the quarters of 182:Reconquest of Constantinople 130:Constantine (III) Leichoudes 7: 235: 134:Patriarch of Constantinople 10: 525: 343: 93: 46: 148:Monastery of Saint George 102:Constantine IX Monomachos 32: 55:and between the ancient 372:Franzius, Enno (1967). 311:Mango & Talbot 1991 132:who would later become 392:(1991). "Mangana". In 218:Fall of Constantinople 204:and became a place of 166:fall of Constantinople 71:for military engines ( 21: 313:, pp. 1283–1284. 278:Dendrinos et al. 2003 176:in 1204, after which 156:while bathing in the 142:John VI Kantakouzenos 94:κουράτωρ τῶν Μαγγάνων 19: 443:Oikonomides, Nicolas 485:41.0119°N 28.9871°E 481: /  394:Kazhdan, Alexander 390:Talbot, Alice-Mary 87:. The position of 77:Michael I Rhangabe 22: 364:978-0-7546-3696-0 202:Passion of Christ 190:Demetrios Kydones 516: 496: 495: 493: 492: 491: 490:41.0119; 28.9871 486: 482: 479: 478: 477: 474: 462: 437: 413: 381: 379: 368: 338: 332: 326: 320: 314: 308: 281: 275: 266: 260: 162:Isaac II Angelos 112:and surrounding 96: 95: 34: 524: 523: 519: 518: 517: 515: 514: 513: 499: 498: 489: 487: 483: 480: 475: 472: 470: 468: 467: 465: 459: 445:, eds. (2005). 434: 418:Magdalino, Paul 410: 365: 346: 341: 333: 329: 321: 317: 309: 284: 276: 269: 261: 252: 248: 238: 150: 128:of Mangana" to 49: 12: 11: 5: 522: 512: 511: 464: 463: 457: 438: 432: 414: 408: 382: 369: 363: 347: 345: 342: 340: 339: 327: 325:, p. 115. 323:Magdalino 2002 315: 282: 267: 249: 247: 244: 237: 234: 230:Topkapi Palace 174:Fourth Crusade 149: 146: 48: 45: 41:Constantinople 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 521: 510: 507: 506: 504: 497: 494: 460: 458:0-88402-309-5 454: 450: 449: 444: 439: 435: 433:0-521-52653-1 429: 425: 424: 419: 415: 411: 409:0-19-504652-8 405: 401: 400: 395: 391: 387: 383: 378: 377: 370: 366: 360: 356: 355: 349: 348: 336: 335:Franzius 1967 331: 324: 319: 312: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 297: 295: 293: 291: 289: 287: 279: 274: 272: 265:, p. 59. 264: 259: 257: 255: 250: 243: 242: 233: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 145: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 98: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 44: 42: 38: 30: 26: 18: 466: 447: 422: 397: 386:Mango, Cyril 375: 353: 330: 318: 239: 216:. After the 193: 151: 137: 125: 106:Saint George 99: 88: 84: 72: 53:Great Palace 50: 24: 23: 488: / 136:. The term 118:poor-houses 476:28°59′14″E 473:41°00′43″N 246:References 206:pilgrimage 194:adelphaton 122:law school 420:(2002) . 222:dervishes 170:feast day 61:Byzantium 57:acropolis 37:Byzantine 503:Category 236:See also 226:Ottomans 210:Orthodox 154:pleurisy 120:, and a 110:cloister 108:(with a 100:Emperor 89:kourator 85:kourator 65:Bosporus 63:and the 396:(ed.). 344:Sources 200:of the 138:pronoia 126:pronoia 81:Basil I 73:mangana 69:arsenal 47:History 33:Μάγγανα 25:Mangana 455:  430:  406:  361:  214:Russia 198:relics 114:garden 178:Latin 39:-era 29:Greek 453:ISBN 428:ISBN 404:ISBN 359:ISBN 208:for 158:pond 59:of 505:: 388:; 285:^ 270:^ 253:^ 232:. 31:: 461:. 436:. 412:. 367:. 91:( 27:(

Index


Greek
Byzantine
Constantinople
Great Palace
acropolis
Byzantium
Bosporus
arsenal
Michael I Rhangabe
Basil I
Constantine IX Monomachos
Saint George
cloister
garden
poor-houses
law school
Constantine (III) Leichoudes
Patriarch of Constantinople
John VI Kantakouzenos
pleurisy
pond
Isaac II Angelos
fall of Constantinople
feast day
Fourth Crusade
Latin
Reconquest of Constantinople
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Demetrios Kydones

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