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[[Image:KalenderhaneMosqueInIstanbul20070407 01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Mosque viewed from south in 2007]]
|name=Joe Flacco
'''Kalenderhane Mosque''' ({{lang-tr|Kalenderhane Camii}}) is a former [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] [[church (building)|church]] in [[Istanbul]], converted into a [[mosque]] by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]. With high probability the church was originally dedicated to the '''Theotokos Kyriotissa'''. This building represents one among the few still extant examples of a [[Byzantine Architecture|Byzantine]] church with domed [[Greek cross]] plan.
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|caption = Flacco signing autographs at 2008 training camp
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||birthdate={{birth date and age|1985|1|16}}
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|debutteam=Baltimore Ravens
|college=[[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football|Delaware]]
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|draftround=1
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* [[Baltimore Ravens]] (2008-present)
|status=Active
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[All-America]]n Third Team (2007)
* [[Eastern College Athletic Conference|ECAC]] Player of the Year (2007)
* All-[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] First Team (2007)
* CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2007)
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'''Joseph Vincent Flacco''' (born [[January 16]], [[1985]] in {{city-state|Audubon|New Jersey}}) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Baltimore Ravens]] of the [[National Football League]]. He was drafted by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] 18th overall in the [[2008 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football|Delaware]].


==Location==
==College career==
===Pittsburgh===
The mosque is located in the [[Fatih]] district of [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], in the picturesque neighborhood of [[Vefa]], and lies immediately to the south of the easternmost extant section of the [[Valens Aqueduct|aqueduct of Valens]], and less than one km to the southeast of the [[Vefa Kilise Mosque]].
Flacco [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]]ed for a team that went 8-4 in 2003.


In 2004, Flacco was the second-string back-up quarterback finding limited playing time behind starter [[Tyler Palko]]. He saw action in three games against [[Ohio University]], [[University of Nebraska]], and the [[University of South Florida]]. He finished the season with a completion for 11 yards.
== History ==
The first building on this site was a [[Thermae|Roman bath]], followed by a sixth-century (the dating was based on precise coin finds in [[Stratification (archeology)|stratigraphic excavation]]) [[hall church]] with an [[apse]] laying up against the [[Valens Aqueduct|Aqueduct of Valens]]. Later – possibly in the seventh century – a much larger church was built to the south of the first church. A third church, which reused the [[sanctuary]] and the apse (later destroyed by the Ottomans) of the second one, can be dated to the end of the twelfth century, during the late [[Comneni]]an period.<ref name=ma171>Mathews, p. 171.</ref> The church was surrounded by monastery buildings, which disappeared totally during the Ottoman period. After the [[Fourth Crusade|Latin conquest]] of [[Constantinople]], the building was used by the [[Crusades|Crusader]]s as a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] church, and partly officiated by [[Franciscan]] clergy.<ref name=mw156>Müller-Wiener, p. 156.</ref>


===Delaware===
After the [[Fall of Constantinople|conquest of Constantinople]] in 1453, the church was assigned personally by [[Mehmed II]] to the ''Kalenderi'' sect of the [[Dervish]]. The Dervishes used it as a [[zaviye]] and ''[[imaret]]'' (public kitchen), and the building has been known since as ''Kalenderhane'' ({{lang-tr|"The house of the Kalenderi"}}).
Flacco transferred to the University of Delaware. Flacco was unable to get a release from his scholarship at Pitt, so he was ineligible for action or a scholarship in the 2005 season with UD.


Flacco saw his first full time action during the 2006 season. Flacco put up good numbers for the Fighting Blue Hens with nearly 3,000 yards, and 18 touchdowns as opposed to 10 interceptions. However, due to injury of starting running back [[Omar Cuff]], Delaware struggled to a 5-6 record, missing the playoffs.
The [[Waqf]] (foundation) was endowed with several properties in [[Thrace]], and many [[Turkish bath|hamam]]s in Istanbul and [[Galata]].<ref name=mw156>Müller-Wiener, p. 156.</ref> Some years later, Arpa Emini Mustafa Efendi built a ''Mektep'' (school) and a [[Medrese]]. <ref name=mw156>Müller-Wiener, p. 156.</ref>


The 2007 season proved to be his most successful. Flacco led his team to an 8-3 regular season record while compiling over 3,300 yards, 18 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. He was considered one of college footballs most accurate passers in 2007. Arguably his best game came against [[Division 1-A]] [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] where he threw for 434 yards and four touchdowns. Flacco showed another solid performance in the first-ever meeting against the [[Delaware State University]] Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. Behind Cuff's record-setting day, Flacco threw efficiently for 189 yards and a touchdown, leading the Blue Hens to an easy 44-7. Flacco continued UD's playoff run by upsetting the [[Northern Iowa Panthers]] 39-27 in the [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] quarterfinals and upsetting the [[Southern Illinois Salukis]] 20-17 the next weekend in the semifinals. Flacco threw for over 200 yards and 2 touchdowns against both the Panthers and Salukis,<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=146278 ESPN - Joe Flacco Stats, News, Photos - Delaware Fightin Blue Hens - NCAA College Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but went on to lose in the championship game to the [[Appalachian State University]] Mountaineers 49-21.
In 1746, Hacı Beşir Ağa (d. 1747), the ''[[Kizlar Agha|Kizlar Ağası]]'' of the [[Topkapı Palace]],<ref>Müller-Wiener, p. 156. "He was the chief of the custodians of the Harem in the [[Ottoman Dynasty|Sultan]]'s Palace. During the last years of his life he endowed several religious foundations."</ref> built a [[mihrab]], [[minbar]] and [[mahfil]], completing the conversion of the building into a mosque.<ref name=mw156>Müller-Wiener, p. 156.</ref> Ravaged by fire and damaged by earthquakes, the mosque was restored in 1855 and again between 1880 and 1890. <ref name=mw156>Müller-Wiener, p. 156.</ref> It was abandoned in the 1930s, after the collapse of the [[minaret]] due to lightning, and the demolition of the Medrese.<ref name=mw156>Müller-Wiener, p. 156.</ref>
While at Delaware he participated in and won a cat wrangling contest- catching and releasing over 24 feral cats in a four hour period. The event sponsored by New Castle County SPCA allowed strays to be neutered and vaccinated.


==Professional career==
The conservation of the building dates from the 1970s, when it was extensively restored and studied in a ten-year effort by Cecil L. Striker and [[Doğan Kuban]], who restored its twelfth century condition. Moreover, the minaret and the mihrab were rebuilt, which allowed the mosque to reopen for worship.<ref>A book by the two authors of the restoration was published in 1997.</ref>
===Pre-draft===
Flacco was initially invited to the [[East-West Shrine Game]], but opted out to take part in the [[Under Armour]] [[Senior Bowl]] when [[Matt_Ryan_(American_football)|Matt Ryan]] of [[Boston College]] decided not to participate.<ref>[http://profootballexperts.scout.com/2/719153.html Scout.com: Flacco Accepts Senior Bowl Invite]</ref> Flacco struggled on Monday's practice with several botched snaps, but steadily improved as the week continued and garnered the attention of several NFL scouts and draft experts.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/seniorbowl/story;jsessionid=9442F75A0BF814C72D4BB43A16640ACB?id=09000d5d8062ee4d&template=with-video&confirm=true Senior Bowl: Flacco leads solid, but unspectacular, group of QBs].</ref>


With a solid showing at the [[Senior Bowl]] and [[NFL Combine]], Flacco solidified himself as a top 5 QB in the 2008 [[NFL Draft]]. Most experts agreed that he would be off the board before the end of the second round.<ref>[http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/insider/news/story?id=3212538 ESPN - Flacco continues to improve; North return men are impressive - NFL<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The restoration also provided a solution to the problem of the dedication of the church: while before it was thought that the church was named after ''[[Theotokos]] tēs Diakonissēs'' ("Virgin of the [[Deaconess]]es") or ''[[Christ]]os ho Akatalēptos'' ("Christ the Inconceivable"), the discovery of a donor [[fresco]] in the southeastern chapel and of another fresco over the main entrance to the [[narthex]] both bearing the word "Kyriotissa" ([[Greek language|Greek]] for ''Enthroned''), makes highly probable that the church was dedicated to the Theotokos Kyriotissa.<ref name=ma172>Mathews, p. 172.</ref>


Flacco won the long distance throw competition in ESPN's [[State Farm]] College Football All-Star Challenge with a 74 yard throw. He beat out [[Matt_Ryan_(American_football)|Matt Ryan]], [[Colt Brennan]], [[Chad Henne]], and [[John David Booty]], then won the [[Taco Bell]] QB Scramble with a time of 15.74 seconds.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} He scored a 27 on the [[Wonderlic|Wonderlic exam]] out of the 50 questions .<ref>[http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-080322-nfl-draft-wonderlic-test,1,4563566.story NFL teams weigh Wonderlic tests]</ref>
[[Image:KalenderhaneMosqueInIstanbul20070407 02.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The sanctuary with the mihrab viewed from west.]]


===Baltimore Ravens===
== Architecture and decoration==
Flacco was drafted by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] 18th overall in the [[2008 NFL Draft]], becoming the highest drafted player ever from the [[University of Delaware]]. On July 16, he signed a five-year contract with a maximum value of around $30 million and $8.75 million guaranteed.
The building has a central [[Greek Cross]] plan with deep [[barrel vault]]s over the arms, and is surmounted by a [[dome]] with 16 ribs. The structure has a typically Byzantine with alternating layers of [[brick]] and stone masonry. The entry is via a [[narthex|esonarthex]] and an exonarthex (added much later) in the west side.


Due to a season-ending injury to incumbent starter [[Kyle Boller]] and an illness to former [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Troy Smith]], Flacco became the starting quarterback in the 2008 season opener against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]. Flacco completed 15 of 29 passes for 129 yards, his longest pass being a 15-yard play to Derrick Mason. He threw no touchdowns and no interceptions in his debut, but did complete a 38-yard rushing touchdown<ref>http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-sp.ravens08sep08002019,0,2365173.story</ref>, which was the longest rushing touchdown by a quarterback in Ravens' franchise history.<ref name=CALL>[http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2008/09/Flacco_Answers_the_Call.aspx Flacco Answers the Call - BaltimoreRavens.com]. Retrieved on [[September 8]], [[2008]].</ref> Flacco's touchdown put the Ravens up 17-3 and eventually won the game 17-10.<ref name=CALL/>
An upper gallery over the esonarthex, following the same plan of the one existing in the [[Church of the Pantokrator (Constantinople)|Church of the Pantokrator]], was removed in 1854. <ref name=ma171>Mathews, p. 171.</ref> Also the north and south aisles along the [[nave]] were destroyed, possibly during the nineteenth century too. The tall triple arches connecting the aisles with the nave are now the lower windows of the church.


With a 28 - 10 week 3 win over the [[Cleveland Browns]] (the week 2 game with the [[Houston Texans|Texans]] was postponed due to [[Hurricane Ike]]), Flacco became just the third rookie quarterback to start 2-0 since 1970, joining [[John Elway]] and [[Ryan Leaf]].<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/ravens/home.htm</ref>
The sanctuary is on the east side; however, the reconstructed mihrab and minbar are in a corner to obtain the proper alignment with [[Mecca]].


In a week 4 loss to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], Flacco played his first road game, his first Monday Night Football game and also threw his first professional touchdown pass on a three yard corner to TE [[Daniel Wilcox]].
Two small chapels named ''[[prothesis (altar)|prothesis]]'' and ''[[diaconicon|diakonikon]]'', typical of the Byzantine churches of the middle and late period have survived.


==Endorsements==
The interior decoration of the church, consisting of beautiful colored marble panels and [[Molding (decorative)|moldings]], and of elaborated [[icon]] frames, is largely still extant. The building possesses two features which both represent an ''unicum'' in Istanbul: a [[Mosaic#Byzantine_mosaics|mosaic]], one meter square, representing the "[[Presentation of Christ in the Temple|Presentation of Christ]]", which is the only [[Iconoclasm (Byzantine)|pre-iconoclastic]] exemplar of a religious subject surviving in the city, and a cycle of frescoes of the thirteenth century (found in a chapel at the southeast corner of the building, and painted during the Latin domination) portraying the life of [[Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis of Assisi]].<ref name=ma172>Mathews, p. 172.</ref> This is the oldest known representation of the saint, and may have been painted only a few years after his death in 1226. Both have now been detached and partially restored, and can be seen in the [[Istanbul Archaeology Museum|Archaeological Museum of Istanbul]].
Flacco signed a three-year contract with [[Reebok]] as a rookie in 2008.<ref name="Nike, Reebok Get Busy Signing NFL Draft rookies to Endorsement Deals">{{cite web|url=http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2008/04/29/nike-reebok-get-busy-signing-nfl-draft-rookies-to-endorsement-d/|title=Nike, Reebok Get Busy Signing NFL Draft rookies to Endorsement Deals|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref>

As a whole, the mosque of Kalenderhane represents – together with the [[Gül Mosque]] in Istanbul, the [[Hagia Sophia (Thessaloniki)|Church of Hagia Sophia]] in [[Thessaloniki]] and the Church of the Dormition in (''[[Dormition of the Theotokos|Koimesis]]'') in [[Iznik]] (Nicaea),<ref>Krautheimer (1986). "This church was destroyed by an act of vandalism in 1920, but was studied some years before."</ref> one of the main architectural examples of a domed Greek cross church from the [[byzantine Architecture|Byzantine middle period]].<ref>Krautheimer, p. 317.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book
| last=Mathews
| first= Thomas F.
| title=The Byzantine Churches of Istanbul: A Photographic Survey
| publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press
| location = University Park
| year=1976
| isbn=0-271-01210-2
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Gülersoy
| first= Çelik
| title=A Guide to Istanbul
| publisher=Istanbul Kitaplığı
| location=Istanbul
| year=1976
| oclc = 3849706
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Müller-Wiener
| first= Wolfgang
| title=Bildlexikon zur Topographie Istanbuls: Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul bis zum Beginn d. 17 Jh
| publisher=Wasmuth
| location=Tübingen
| year=1977
| isbn = 9783803010223
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Krautheimer
| first= Richard
| title=Architettura paleocristiana e bizantina
| publisher=Einaudi
| location=Turin
| year=1986
| isbn = 88-06-59261-0
}}
*{{cite book
| last = Freely
| first = John
| year = 2000
| title = Blue Guide Istanbul
| publisher = W. W. Norton & Company
| location =
| id = ISBN 0393320146
}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.byzantium1200.com/kyriotissa.html Byzantium 1200 | Kyriotissa Monastery]
*[http://www.joeflaccofootball.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.udel.edu/sportsinfo/football/roster07-flacco.html Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens bio]
*[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7173 Archnet]
*[http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Players/Active/Joe_Flacco.aspx Baltimore Ravens bio]
*[http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid5/turkey/istanbul/mosques/kalenderhane/interior/panoramas/ Interior pictures of Kalenderhane]
*[http://www.guide-martine.com/istanbul_4.asp Other Christian Churches converted to Mosques]
*[http://www.tesionline.com/intl/preview.jsp?idt=16911 The frescoes of St. Francis in the Kalenderhane (in Italian)]

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Joe Flacco
refer to caption
Flacco signing autographs at 2008 training camp
Baltimore Ravens
Career information
College:Delaware
NFL draft:2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American Third Team (2007)
  • ECAC Player of the Year (2007)
  • All-CAA First Team (2007)
  • CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2008
TD-INT:1-7
Passing Yards:844
QB Rating:60.6

Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985 in Template:City-state) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Delaware.

College career

Pittsburgh

Flacco redshirted for a team that went 8-4 in 2003.

In 2004, Flacco was the second-string back-up quarterback finding limited playing time behind starter Tyler Palko. He saw action in three games against Ohio University, University of Nebraska, and the University of South Florida. He finished the season with a completion for 11 yards.

Delaware

Flacco transferred to the University of Delaware. Flacco was unable to get a release from his scholarship at Pitt, so he was ineligible for action or a scholarship in the 2005 season with UD.

Flacco saw his first full time action during the 2006 season. Flacco put up good numbers for the Fighting Blue Hens with nearly 3,000 yards, and 18 touchdowns as opposed to 10 interceptions. However, due to injury of starting running back Omar Cuff, Delaware struggled to a 5-6 record, missing the playoffs.

The 2007 season proved to be his most successful. Flacco led his team to an 8-3 regular season record while compiling over 3,300 yards, 18 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. He was considered one of college footballs most accurate passers in 2007. Arguably his best game came against Division 1-A Navy where he threw for 434 yards and four touchdowns. Flacco showed another solid performance in the first-ever meeting against the Delaware State University Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. Behind Cuff's record-setting day, Flacco threw efficiently for 189 yards and a touchdown, leading the Blue Hens to an easy 44-7. Flacco continued UD's playoff run by upsetting the Northern Iowa Panthers 39-27 in the FCS quarterfinals and upsetting the Southern Illinois Salukis 20-17 the next weekend in the semifinals. Flacco threw for over 200 yards and 2 touchdowns against both the Panthers and Salukis,[1] but went on to lose in the championship game to the Appalachian State University Mountaineers 49-21. While at Delaware he participated in and won a cat wrangling contest- catching and releasing over 24 feral cats in a four hour period. The event sponsored by New Castle County SPCA allowed strays to be neutered and vaccinated.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Flacco was initially invited to the East-West Shrine Game, but opted out to take part in the Under Armour Senior Bowl when Matt Ryan of Boston College decided not to participate.[2] Flacco struggled on Monday's practice with several botched snaps, but steadily improved as the week continued and garnered the attention of several NFL scouts and draft experts.[3]

With a solid showing at the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine, Flacco solidified himself as a top 5 QB in the 2008 NFL Draft. Most experts agreed that he would be off the board before the end of the second round.[4]

Flacco won the long distance throw competition in ESPN's State Farm College Football All-Star Challenge with a 74 yard throw. He beat out Matt Ryan, Colt Brennan, Chad Henne, and John David Booty, then won the Taco Bell QB Scramble with a time of 15.74 seconds.[citation needed] He scored a 27 on the Wonderlic exam out of the 50 questions .[5]

Baltimore Ravens

Flacco was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted player ever from the University of Delaware. On July 16, he signed a five-year contract with a maximum value of around $30 million and $8.75 million guaranteed.

Due to a season-ending injury to incumbent starter Kyle Boller and an illness to former Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, Flacco became the starting quarterback in the 2008 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. Flacco completed 15 of 29 passes for 129 yards, his longest pass being a 15-yard play to Derrick Mason. He threw no touchdowns and no interceptions in his debut, but did complete a 38-yard rushing touchdown[6], which was the longest rushing touchdown by a quarterback in Ravens' franchise history.[7] Flacco's touchdown put the Ravens up 17-3 and eventually won the game 17-10.[7]

With a 28 - 10 week 3 win over the Cleveland Browns (the week 2 game with the Texans was postponed due to Hurricane Ike), Flacco became just the third rookie quarterback to start 2-0 since 1970, joining John Elway and Ryan Leaf.[8]

In a week 4 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Flacco played his first road game, his first Monday Night Football game and also threw his first professional touchdown pass on a three yard corner to TE Daniel Wilcox.

Endorsements

Flacco signed a three-year contract with Reebok as a rookie in 2008.[9]

References

  1. ^ ESPN - Joe Flacco Stats, News, Photos - Delaware Fightin Blue Hens - NCAA College Football
  2. ^ Scout.com: Flacco Accepts Senior Bowl Invite
  3. ^ Senior Bowl: Flacco leads solid, but unspectacular, group of QBs.
  4. ^ ESPN - Flacco continues to improve; North return men are impressive - NFL
  5. ^ NFL teams weigh Wonderlic tests
  6. ^ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-sp.ravens08sep08002019,0,2365173.story
  7. ^ a b Flacco Answers the Call - BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved on September 8, 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/ravens/home.htm
  9. ^ "Nike, Reebok Get Busy Signing NFL Draft rookies to Endorsement Deals". Retrieved 2008-04-29.

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