The Istanbul Documentation Project

Küçük Ayasofya Camii/ Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus

Variant Names

Hagios Sergios and Bachos, Mone ta Osmidiou, Hosmidas Monastery

Patron

Emperor Justinian I (527-65)

Cultures
Byzantine
Late Antique
Modern
Ottoman
Date

531-536 CE

Functions
Kilise camiye dönüştürüldü
Location
Fatih
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