Constantine Lips (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Λίψ) was a Byzantine aristocrat and admiral who lived in the later 9th and early 10th centuries. He was killed in 917 at the Battle of Acheloos against Bulgaria. He is most notable for his foundation of the convent bearing his name at Constantinople.
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