▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Apost les , ▁in ▁the ▁cool est ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁For ▁that ▁reason , ▁Emperor ▁Roman os ▁I ▁Le kap en os ▁( r . ▁ 9 2 0 – 9 4 4 ) ▁built ▁a ▁palace ▁there , ▁the ▁" New ▁Palace ▁of ▁Bon us ". ▁The oph ano , ▁the ▁first ▁wife ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Leo ▁VI ▁the ▁W ise ▁( r . ▁ 8 8 6 – 9 1 2 ), ▁also ▁built ▁a ▁church ▁nearby , ▁St . ▁Const antine ▁of ▁the ▁C is tern ▁of ▁Bon us , ▁where ▁her ▁body ▁was ▁eventually ▁transferred , ▁probably ▁after ▁the ▁s ack ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 . ▁This ▁palace ▁complex ▁played ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁rit ual ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁Const antine ▁the ▁Great , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁founder , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁imperial ▁family ▁moving ▁from ▁the ▁palace ▁to ▁Const antine ' s ▁ma us ole um ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Apost les ▁and ▁back ▁again . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 6 th - century ▁birth s ▁Category : 6 2 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 7 th - century ▁By z antine ▁people ▁Category : Gener als ▁of ▁Her ac lius ▁Category : Mag ist ri ▁milit um ▁Category : P atr ici i ▁Category : By z antine ▁reg ents ▁Category : A var – By z antine ▁wars ▁Category : Pe