Théotokos of Chalkopratéia
The church of the Théotokos of Chalkopratéia (in Greek Θεοτόκος τῶν Χαλκοπρατείων/ Théotókos your Chalkopratéiôn , in Latin, Sancta Maria de Cinctura (of Shingles), in Turkish Acem Ağa Mescidi) was a church of the district of the Chalkopratéia (literally the “Market of Copper”) to Constantinople. This church dedicated to the Mother of God (Théotokos) would have been built by Pulchérie or Vérina under the reign of Théodose II, with the site of a Synagog being used for the many Jews of the district, driven out at that time.
The church was restored by Justin II at the end of the 6th century then again by Basile I {{er}} in second half of the 9th century.
It had important Relique S, the belt of the Virgin, preserved in her own vault, and probably the icon miraculous known as of Antiphonètès Christ.
The church was of basilical plan, with three naves. The only preserved vestiges of it are part of the sanctuary and the apse, as well as the foundations of an octagonal structure on the north-western side of the complex.
It was transformed into Mosquée in 1484. Its ruins are visible behind the mosque of the sultana Zeynep.
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