[287] Phrantzes, pp. 290-91, [Greek: kai prostaxei autou hoi heurethentes Christianoi ethapsan to basilikon ptôma meta basilikês timês]. [288] _E.g._, the column at which Christ was scourged stood in the church of the Holy Apostles before the conquest. It was found by Gerlach after the conquest in the Pammakaristos.--_Turcograecia_, p. 189. [289] See the Muscovite's account in Dethier's _Collection of Documents relating to the Siege of 1453_, vol. ii. p. 1117. [290] Achmed Mouktar Pasha, a recent Turkish historian of the siege of 1453, maintains that the emperor was buried in the church of the Pegé (Baloukli), outside the walls of the city. There is no persistency in the tradition that associates Constantine's tomb with the church of S. Theodosia. [291] _Letters from the East_ (in Russian), vol. ii. pp. 342-43, quoted by Mr. Siderides. [292] [Greek: Syngraphai hai Elassones.] CHAPTER IX THE CHURCH OF S. MARY DIACONISSA, KALENDER HANEH JAMISSI Close to the eastern end of the aqueduct of Valens, and to the south of it, in the quarter of the mosque Shahzadé, is a beautiful Byzantine church, now known as Kalender Haneh Jamissi. It was visited by Gyllius,[293] who refers to its beautiful marble revetment--_vestita crustis varii marmoris_--but has, unfortunately, nothing to say concerning its dedication. Since that traveller's time the very existence of the church was forgotten by the Greek community of Constantinople until Paspates[294] discovered the building in 1877. But even that indefatigable explorer of the ancient remains of the city could not get access to the interior, and it was reserved for Dr. Freshfield in 1880 to be the first European visitor since Gyllius to enter the building, and make its interest and beauty known to the general public.[295] [Illustration: PLATE XLVI. (1) S. MARY DIACONISSA. VIEW OF THE NORTH-WEST SIDE, TAKEN FROM THE AQUEDUCT OF VALENS. (2) S. MARY DIACONISSA. THE NORTH ARM, LOOKING EAST. _To face page 182._]