Hagia Sophia (disambiguation)
Hagia Sophia means either "Holy Wisdom" or "Saint Sophia" (Ἁγία Σοφία or Αγία Σοφία in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, Ayasofya in Turkish). It is a reference to the attribute of "The Holy Wisdom of Jesus Christ", especially in Eastern Orthodox doctrine.
"Hagia Sophia" may also specifically refer to:
Churches (or former churches)
- Hagia Sophia, the Church of the Holy Wisdom in Istanbul, Turkey (formerly Constantinople), now a museum
- Hagia Sophia, Trabzon, a former church and mosque located in the city of Trabzon in the north-eastern part of Turkey
- Hagia Sophia, the church in Iznik, Turkey (formerly Nicaea), where the Second Council of Nicaea met in 787, severely damaged by several earthquakes
- Little Hagia Sophia, the Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus in Istanbul, Turkey
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, Russia
- A principal Orthodox cathedral in Tobolsk, Russia
- A principal Orthodox cathedral in Vologda, Russia
- Sophia Cathedral, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), Russia
- An Orthodox cathedral in Polatsk, considered a motherchurch of Belarus
- Hagia Sophia (Thessaloniki), the largest Byzantine church of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Hagia Sophia Church (Sofia), a Christian church in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Church of St. Sophia, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
- Santa Sofia a Via Boccea, Rome
- Saint Sophia (London), London, United Kingdom
- Saint Sophia (Washington), Washington, DC, USA
- Saint Sophia (Los Angeles), Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Harbin, China
- The Selimiye Mosque (Nicosia) (a former church) in Nicosia, Cyprus
People
Other
See also