Alexei Lidov

Lidov, Alexei

9/9/2020

The Church of Christ the Savior of Chora Monastery (Kahriye Cami) Has Become a Mosque Again. Why Is It Important to All Christians?

Oksana Golovko, Alexei Lidov

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The Church of Christ the Savior of Chora Monastery (Kahriye Cami) Has Become a Mosque Again. Why Is It Important to All Christians?

Oksana Golovko, Alexei Lidov

Half a century after the invasion of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453 Chora Monastery with the Church of Christ the Savior was converted into a mosque (Kahryie Cami). Some of its frescos and mosaics were whitewashed over and some smashed.

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