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How did the fall of Constantinople in 1453 affect Pope Nicholas V?
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Nicholas V
Saint Francis of Assisi Appearing Before Pope Nicholas V, with Donors, oil on canvas by Antonio MontĆŗfar, 1628; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 107.95 Ć 87.63 cm.
The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 was a significant military, religious, and cultural reverse for Pope Nicholas V. In an attempt to prevent the city's capture, Nicholas had ordered a fleet to provide aid to the beleaguered capital of Eastern Christianity, but the reinforcements arrived too late to stop the conquest.1