In 512, religious changes to a single prayer sparked massive riots in Constantinople
A theological dispute over a three-word addition to a prayer ignited a violent uprising in Constantinople that nearly toppled an emperor and left the city streets in total chaos.
In early November 512, Constantinople erupted in violence over the 'Trisagion' prayer. Emperor Anastasius I, leaning toward Monophysite Christianity, added three words to the liturgy that suggested God himself had suffered on the cross. This deeply offended the city's Chalcedonian majority, who saw it as heresy.
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