The Monastery of Christ Pantocrator, 'the Almighty', was founded by Empress Irene, wife of John II Comnenus, some time after 1118, its church seen here. Some time later John built a smaller church to the north dedicated to the Virgin Eleousa, 'the Merciful'. Finally by 1136, the two churches were joined by a funerary chapel built between them whose crypt served as the imperial mausoleum. Converted into a mosque after the Ottoman Conquest.
View of part of the west elevation from Fazilet Sokağı.
... The structure has undergone restoration.
View of part of the west elevation from Fazilet Sokağı.
... The structure has undergone restoration.
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