| In 1833, for example, the Church of Greece unilaterally and uncanonically proclaimed its independence from the patriarch of Constantinople. |
| The most powerful church leaders were the bishop of Rome, called the pope, in the West and the patriarch of Constantinople in the East. |
| As soon as he came to Constantinople Theodosius began expelling the Arians, who had hitherto been in possession. |
| Before a panorama of the city of Constantinople, a lengthy procession winds its way toward the minareted Fatih Mosque on the left horizon. |
| Thus at the first Council of Constantinople, AD 448, 23 archimandrites or abbots sign, with 30 bishops. |
| In 1204 the Crusaders and Venetians attacked Constantinople and sacked the city. |
