Fall of Constantinople 1453, sourced Heritage Daily On 29 May 1453, the most important of Roman Empire of Eastern Orthodox Church, Constantinople, has fallen by Ottoman Muslims was led Sultan Mehmed II. The last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI's final speech, " God forbids that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosever whishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me. " over he rejected an advice by an advisor to escape and establish an empire on exile, that believed in Genoa or any Italian region. Hagia Sophia is always a church despite it is currently a mosque On the last Divine Liturgy was held at Hagia Sophia, a prior of a day of siege on 28 May 1453. The Hagia Sophia was established by Emperor Constantine I in 325 and was a church cathedral for Orthodox people. The Hagia Sophia is in Greek language meaning " Holy Wisdom " or Ἁγία Σοφία or Aya Sop...
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