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SUMMARY
The philanthropic institutions of Byzantium constitute the main mechanism through which the Christian imperative of philanthropy was expressed. The philanthropic activity was a personal duty, but was also one of the main priorities of both the church and the emperor. The most known philanthropic institutions in Constantinople were the hospitals, the hostels and the Orphanage. They were addressed to every kind of misfortunate person -the poor, the ill, the elderly, the orphans- as well as the travellers. |
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