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[[Image:Hagia_Sophia.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The Church of [[Holy Wisdom]]]]
'''Hagia Sophia''' (Άγια Σοφία in Greek), the '''Church of Holy Wisdom''', known variously as '''Sancta Sophia''' in Latin or '''Ayasofya''' in Turkish, is an ancient [[cathedral]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]] located in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey. It was converted to a mosque by the Turks and is now used as a museum. It is universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world and a reference point in history of architecture. (The church is sometimes mistakenly called "Saint Sophia," as though it were named for a saint called Sophia.)
[[image:Istanbul086.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Hagia Sophia at night]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==External links==
* Byzantium 1200. [http://www.byzantium1200.com/hagia.html Hagia Sophia]. (Computer reconstruction).
*[http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/procopius.stm Contemporary description] by Procopius, ''De Aedificiis'', published in 561 AD.
*[http://www.focusmm.com/civilization/hagia/welcome.htm Introduction, with floor plan and elevations.]
*[http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/sophia.html Very brief illustrated report on restorations]
 
==Further Reading==
* Dr. Robert S. Nelson. ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=r-OsEpcTYpMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950: Holy Wisdom Modern Monument].'' University of Chicago Press, 2004. ISBN 9780226571713
* Prof. Erik Goldstein. ''Holy Wisdom and British Foreign Policy, 1918-1922: The St. Sophia Redemption Agitation''. In '''Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies''' Vol.15 (1991): pp.36-64.
* Athelstan Riley. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/give-back-saint-sophia-a-report-on-the-speeches-delivered-at-the-opening-meeting-of-the-crusade-for-the-redemption-of-saint-sophia-held-at-the-cannon-street-hotel-on-january-23rd-1919-by-mr-athelstan-riley-the-right-reverend-the-lord-bishop-of-oxford-dr-burrows-and-the-rev-j-a-douglas/oclc/223128416&referer=brief_results Give Back Saint Sophia: A Report of the Speeches Delivered at the Opening Meeting of the Crusade for the Redemption of Saint Sophia, held at the Cannon Street Hotel, on January 23rd, 1919].'' London: Faith Press, 1919.
* Rev. J.A. Douglas. ''[http://www.scribd.com/doc/33853393/The-Redemption-of-Saint-Sophia-by-J-A-Douglas-1919 The Redemption of St. Sophia].'' London & Manchester, The Faith Press, 1919.
* Prince Eugene Nicolayevich Trubetskoy. ''Saint Sophia: Russia's Hope and Calling.'' Transl. Madame Lucy Alexeiev. London, The Faith Press, 1916. (''Lecture'')
==Sources==
[[Category:Churches]]
[[Category: Churches in Turkey]]
[[Category:Orthodox UNESCO World Heritage Sites]]
 
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