Pantokrator Monastery, Constantinople

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Pantokrator Monastery in Constantinople was a prominent Byzantine monastic and funerary complex that served as an imperial burial site and major religious institution of the capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine monastery
Christian religious institution
funerary complex
imperial foundation
monastic complex
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
associatedDynasty Komnenos dynasty
Palaiologos dynasty
constructionEnd c. 1136
constructionStart c. 1118
currentName Zeyrek Mosque
currentUse mosque
dedicatedTo Christ Pantokrator
linked to: Christ Pantocrator
era Middle Byzantine period
foundedBy Emperor John II Komnenos
linked to: John II Komnenos

Empress Irene of Hungary
linked to: Irene of Hungary
functionInByzantinePeriod center of liturgical life
charitable institution
imperial monastery
hasAlternateName Monastery of Christ Pantokrator
Monastery of the Pantokrator
hasComponent church of Christ Pantokrator
church of the Theotokos Eleousa
hospital
imperial mausoleum
library
old-age home
refectory
heritageStatus part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Constantinople
locatedInCountry Byzantine Empire
locatedInDistrict Fatih, Istanbul
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul
locatedInPresentDayCountry Turkey
locatedInRegion Thrace
material brick and stone
notableBurial Emperor John II Komnenos
linked to: John II Komnenos

Empress Irene of Hungary
linked to: Irene of Hungary

members of the Komnenos dynasty
members of the Palaiologos dynasty
religiousAffiliation Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Church
roofType domed church complex
servedAs imperial burial site
major religious institution of Constantinople
monastic hospital complex
significance important example of Komnenian-period architecture
one of the largest surviving Byzantine religious complexes in Istanbul
statusAfter1453 converted into a mosque
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985

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Theodore I Palaiologos burialPlace Pantokrator Monastery, Constantinople
Anna Dalassene burialPlace Christ Pantepoptes Monastery, Constantinople
linked to: Pantokrator Monastery, Constantinople
Pantokrator Monastery hasAlternativeName Pantokrator complex
linked to: Pantokrator Monastery, Constantinople