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On This Day May 29, 1453: Fall of Constantinople

May 29, 1453 is known throughout the Greek world as a black anniversary — the day the Byzantine capital city

May 29, 2026

St. Photios Shrine to Host Third Annual Fall of Constantinople Commemoration

On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. EST, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Saint Photios National Shrine

May 24, 2022

Musical Commemoration of Fall of Constantinople Featuring Glykeria to Stream LIVE

The Pappas Post was proud to stream a live musical broadcast called “The City Lives – Η Πόλη Ζει” in

May 29, 2021

World’s Finest Byzantine Icons At Risk After Erdogan Court Win

The world’s finest example of Byzantine art— the 14th century frescoes and mosaics of the Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey—

December 4, 2019

Thousands Pray, Demand Hagia Sophia be Converted into Mosque

Thousands of of devout Muslims from across Turkey gathered and prayed before the historic Hagia Sophia on the 562nd anniversary

June 2, 2015

On the Anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople, the Memory of the Asia Minor Greeks Not Only Lives On, But Thrives

Today marks the day in 1453 when the millennia-old Greek presence in Asia Minor suffered its fatal blow. Tuesday, 29

May 29, 2015

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