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Konstantinos XI Palaiologos
last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453
Who they were
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Constantine's death marked the definitive end of the Eastern Roman Empire, which traced its origin to Constantine the Great's foundation of Constantinople as the Roman Empire's new capital in 330.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Constantine the Great Saint“Constantine's death marked the definitive end of the Eastern Roman Empire, which traced its origin to Constantine the Great's foundation of Constantinople as the Roman Empire's new capital in 330.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q37142 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Constantine XI Palaiologos (CC BY-SA)
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