The Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Holy Wisdom) is a church located in Thessaloniki, Greece. With its current structure dating from the 7th century...
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Sophia Cathedral, Nicosia (11th century), a former church in Nicosia; now a mosque since 1570 Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki, an 8th century church Hagia...
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Byzantine architecture (section Hagia Sophia)
blown by the wind; the finest example being at the 7th-century Hagia Sophia (Thessaloniki). Those in the Cathedral of Saint Mark, Venice (1071) specially...
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The Church of Hagia Sophia (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía, lit. 'Holy Wisdom' Greek pronunciation: [aˈʝia soˈfia]) or Holy Wisdom...
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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. 'Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia...
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List of churches dedicated to Holy Wisdom (redirect from St Sophia Cathedral)
to Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia, also rendered Saint Sophia) include: Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holy Wisdom churches. Sophia of Rome#Churches...
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Acheiropoietos, Hagios Demetrios, and Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki. Evliya Çelebi described the green ambo of Hagia Sophia was a ‘rare admirable artistic piece...
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that are now part of Thessaloniki's UNESCO World Heritage Site, such as the Church of Saint Catherine, the Hagia Sophia of Thessaloniki, the Church of the...
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Mediterranean. Following the loss of Alexandria and Antioch to the Arabs, Thessaloniki became the Byzantine Empire's second largest city, called the "co-regent"...
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Walls of Thessaloniki Rotunda of St George Interior of Rotunda Church of the Acheiropoietos Hagios Demetrios Latomou Monastery Church of Hagia Sophia Church...
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claimed as near-contemporary to the basilica in Constantinople. Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki was built in the 8th century. Santa Sofia, Benevento was built...
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which emperors devoted to God's attributes, together with Hagia Sophia (Wisdom) and Hagia Dynamis. The building reputedly stands on the site of a pre-Christian...
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blown by the wind; the finest example being at the 8th-century Hagia Sophia (Thessaloniki). Those in the Cathedral of Saint Mark, Venice (1071) specially...
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by Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople as Emperor Leo III at the Hagia Sophia. The new emperor was immediately forced to attend to the second Arab...
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original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25. Tom Brosnahan. "Little Hagia Sophia (Küçük Ayasofya), Istanbul, Turkey". Travel Info Exchange. Archived from...
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Elpidophoros of America (category Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni)
Hagia Sophia - From the Archdiocese - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America". www.goarch.org. Retrieved 30 July 2020. "US House Passes Hagia Sophia Amendment...
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Archdiocese of Crete by Archbishop Irenaeus [el]. Church of Crete Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki Νίκη Κριτσωτάκη. "Ιερός Ναός του Αγίου Τίτου". Ιερός Ναός του...
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best-preserved examples of iconoclastic church decoration. The church of Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki was also rebuilt in the late 8th century. Certain churches built...
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now a Mosque. Saint Sophia Church, Sofia, Bulgaria, first a church, then a mosque, now again a church. Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki, Greece, first a church...
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Church Jefimija Nemanjić – married Manuel Komnenos Doukas Regent of Thessaloniki (+1241) A daughter married Bulgarian nobleman Tihomir Asen, mother of...
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that when a King Constantine and a Queen Sophia ascended the Greek throne, Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia would fall to Greek hands. Immediately after...
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even if they currently do not function as a church. For example, the Hagia Sophia is included; it was originally built as a church but currently operates...
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The city became famous for its architectural masterpieces, such as Hagia Sophia, the cathedral of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which served as the seat...
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Orthodox Church prepared for a wedding (Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki.)...
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mosaics in some of its historic churches, including in the church of Hagia Sophia and the church of Saint George. In the 14th century, however, the city...
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Brontochion Monastery, the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya Mosque), and Panagia Hodegetria (Fethiye Mosque) churches in Laconia. The Hagia Sophia (Bey Mosque) in Drama...
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The White Tower of Thessaloniki (Greek: Λευκός Πύργος Lefkós Pýrgos; Turkish: Beyaz Kule; Ladino: Kuli Blanka) is a monument and museum on the waterfront...
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Constantinople that would be the global center of the Orthodox Church: the Hagia Sophia. At the time, it was the world's largest building and considered the...
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Nipson anomēmata mē monan opsin (category Hagia Sophia)
that is said to be first inscribed upon a holy water font outside the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople: The phrase is attributed to the fourth-century Saint...
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screens in the apse of the Church of St. Pancras near Rome, and the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Pope Leo III also erected a pure silver chancel screen...
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