Epitaphios embroideries and iconography of the Roman Orthodox churches in İstanbul

In Art of Byzantine every stage is coated with faith. And that kept it in a different place throughout the Medieval Period. Art of Byzantine is not an art form that feeds on change. Instead of novelty, converting the already existent superlative was strived upon. It has roots just like a tree and instead of ripping these roots apart, to b get nourished and improve from those roots and ascending has been the point in question. This choice in question, surely was epected from art form that tooks it's roots from a sacred text. They weren't expecting a new version of the Holy Bible or an ascending of a new messiah. As Cyril Mango also pointed out, school of Byzantine can be summed up with the motto of, "One God, One Empire, One Religion" Even the planning of the city which emperorship was built on şehrin planlaması shows us the same school of thought; Instead of the idea of conquest, they've turned the already possessed city to superlative and preserved it. Art constituted by Emperorships has set it's place in Orthodox society after the conguest. Liturgy with regards to Byzantine Motto, reveals itself in Orthodox ceremonies without alteration. Christ's life iss reenacted in this liturgic ceremonies. Within these liturgic ceremonies sacred embroidery keeps a crucial place since Byzantine. Being able to understand the lives the community within the boroughs; can only be only possible projecting both the ceromonies in religious structurehem and the life in suburbs. Within these sacred fabrics by the means of the scenes which besides concluding theological and liturgical meaning and being at the center of the Holy Week is also an example of the art of embroidery. Because there's a limited knowledge on sacred embroidments and due to the lack of sources, research has been tackled, especially following the fall of Constantinapole, Churches consituted by the outcome of renewals in 18th and 19th centuries which are the most important cultural heritage of Rum Community continuing their existince in Istanbul are payed a visit. Considering this renewals, Also considering this renewals parallel aged Epitaphion enbroidments in churches belonging to Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople are invested and documented upon. Also a short informing on these churches' state as for 2017 has been made. 48 churches that are payed a visit throughout this research, houses 53 documented Epitaphios in total. Differences within these Epitafios are observed and as the result of these differences they're handled in certain topical titles. Recent dated embroideries are not housed by the church at this moment.This has two reasons; One of which is lessening of ceremonies as the result of decrease in congregation in many of the churches and being preserved Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinapole Archives for the purposes of protection.