PRINCIPAL SQUARE OF ANATOLIA CAVAK, ON THE ASIATIC SIDE OF THE BOSPORUS: This is the village to which St. John Chrysostum was banished after he preached against the luxury and vice of the Constantinople court under the Empress Eudoxia. He was called back by the people, but still continued his sermons; so was again exiled (1922).
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The Principal Square of Anatolia Cavak sits on the Asiatic side of the Bosporus in Turkey. It is historically significant as the site of exile of St. John Chrysostom, who was banished there after his criticisms of Constantinople's elite . This village square marks the spot where medieval religious and political tensions met, shaping early Christian history. Its strategic location near Constantinople gave it both symbolic and geographic importance.
Today, it remains a meaningful historical landmark, preserving memories of Chrysostom's exile and providing students with a tangible link to the intersection of faith, power, and place in Late Antiquity Anatolia.
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