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Hagia Sophia (disambiguation)

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Hagia Sophia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 537 as the Greek Orthodox patriarchal cathedral, later becoming a Roman Catholic cathedral, then a Sunni mosque, then a museum. It currently functions as a mosque.

Hagia Sophia or Saint Sophia may also refer to:

  • The Greek for Holy Wisdom, a concept in Christian theology

Saints

Churches

In Australia

In Belarus

In Bulgaria

In China

In Cyprus

In Greece

In Italy

In North Macedonia

In Russia

In Turkey

In Ukraine

In the United Kingdom

In the United States

Places

Other uses

  • Santa Sofia (grape), an Italian wine grape that is also known as Fiano
  • SS Sussex, an 1896 cross-English Channel passenger ferry also known as Aghia Sophia

See also

  1. ^ "Little Hagia Sophia Mosque". Istanbul Tour Studio. TÜRSAB. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Church That Politics Turned Into a Mosque". International Herald Tribune. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via The New York Times.
  3. ^ Eden, Caroline. "Turkey's other Hagia Sophia, in Trabzon". The Guardian.