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Wikipedia: The Church of St. George is the principal Greek Orthodox cathedral still in use in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and, the capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453. Since about 1600 it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the senior patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church, and of the Ecumenical Patriarch, recognised as the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians. The church, dedicated to the Christian martyr, Saint George, and is the site of numerous important services, and is where the patriarch will consecrate the chrism (myron) on Holy and Great Thursday, when needed.
![[Fragment of the Pillar of the Flagellation on the south side of the iconostasis.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stolb2_s.jpg "Fragment of the Pillar of the Flagellation on the south side of the iconostasis.")
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![[The kliros, with iconostasis to the left.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stgeorgeistanbul2_s.jpg "The kliros, with iconostasis to the left.")
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![[The interior of the church seen from the nave looking towards the iconostasis.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stgeorgeistanbul1_s.jpg "The interior of the church seen from the nave looking towards the iconostasis.")
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![[Marble caskets inside the Church.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Patriarchal_Church_of_St_George_larnax_2C_Instanbul_1_s.jpg "Marble caskets inside the Church.")
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