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Monastery of Stoudios
Monastery of Stoudios

Monastery of Stoudios is a ruined Byzantine monastery located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 462 AD by the consul Flavius Studius, a Roman patrician who had settled in Constantinople, and was consecrated to Saint John the Baptist. The monastery was later converted by Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II into a mosque named İmrahor Mosque. The monastery was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of Historic Areas of Istanbul.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Istanbul Province
Category: Churches and Monasteries
Site History: 5th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Christian
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Christian & Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Historic Areas of Istanbul
Date of Inscription: 1985
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