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)

See also: Saint Sophia Cathedral

• 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

• Saint Sophia of Rome, a martyr (d. 304 AD)
• Sophia the Martyr, d. 137 AD

Other

• Sancta Sophia College, University of Sydney, a residential college at the University of Sydney, Australia
• Hagia Sophia, poem by Thomas Merton, 1963
• Santa Sofia (grape), an Italian wine grape that is also known as Fiano

See also

• Ayasofya Mosque (disambiguation)
• Sophia (disambiguation)

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