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| | <ref>Renaissance and Reformation: The Intellectual Genesis, by A. Levi | | <ref>Renaissance and Reformation: The Intellectual Genesis, by A. Levi |
| | Yale University Press (2004) </ref> | | Yale University Press (2004) </ref> |
| − | and certainly, [[Constantine the Great]], the first Christian Roman | + | and certainly, [[Constantine|Constantine the Great]], the first Christian Roman |
| | Emperor moved his capital to [[Constantinople]] in the Greek East. | | Emperor moved his capital to [[Constantinople]] in the Greek East. |
| | Most of the great Church Fathers were either Greek or primarily active in | | Most of the great Church Fathers were either Greek or primarily active in |
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| | of the Byzantine State, by G. Ostrogorski, Rutgers University Press | | of the Byzantine State, by G. Ostrogorski, Rutgers University Press |
| | (1986)</ref> The Byzantine State was dissolved after the conquest of | | (1986)</ref> The Byzantine State was dissolved after the conquest of |
| − | [[Constantinople]] by the [[Ottoman]] Turks in 1453. The Greeks, along | + | [[Constantinople]] by the [[Ottoman Turks]] in 1453. The Greeks, along |
| | with the other Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman Empire, were represented | | with the other Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman Empire, were represented |
| | by the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] of [[Constantinople]] and the | | by the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] of [[Constantinople]] and the |