Constantine the Great and the Churches of Saint Michael at Anaplous and Sosthenion: Some Further Notes on Their Location

CASAMIQUELA GERHOLD, VICTORIA ERRAIN

Cuadernos Medievales

Universidad de Mar del Plata

Año: 2021 vol. 30 p. 14 - 36

Constantine the Great was considered by the Byzantines to be the founder of two churches of the Archangel Saint Michael at Hestia/Anaplous and Sosthenion. The location of these churches, however, remains somehow problematic. Jules Pargoire?s pioneer study has provided essential insight into the matter, but some issues need to be reconsidered. The purpose of this paper is to systematize the existing information and offer some precisions regarding the topographic position of these sanctuaries.