Hagia Sophia Greek Orthodox Church

Ayasofya i kebir camii şerifi and formerly the church of hagia sophia is a late antique place of worship in istanbul.
Hagia sophia greek orthodox church. According to greek tradition the same service was held in hagia sophia on the eve of the byzantine s empire s fall to the ottomans in 1453. According to greek tradition the same service was held in hagia sophia on the eve of the byzantine s empire s fall to the ottomans in 1453. From the koinē greek. According to greek tradition the same service was held in hagia sophia on the eve of the byzantine s empire s fall to the ottomans in 1453.
Ayasofya is a museum formerly greek orthodox church which was converted into a mosque in 1584 and located in trabzon in the north eastern part of turkey it dates back to the thirteenth century when trabzon was the capital of the empire of trebizond it is located near the seashore and two miles west of the medieval. Hagia sophia is a symbol of our faith and a universal monument of culture ieronymos said. Although an annex to the hagia sophia the. Following is a joint statement on the status of hagia sophia released by his eminence archbishop makarios primate of the greek orthodox church of australia and archbishop mark coleridge president of the australian catholic bishops conference which you can read here.
Sancta sophia or sancta sapientia holy wisdom officially the ayasofya grand mosque turkish. We are not politicians but pastors sent by jesus christ to proclaim his peace to everyone. Religious and nationalist groups will hold protests in athens and thessaloniki later friday. Conference of catholic bishops said tuesday that july 24 is a day of mourning for hagia sophia.
When hagia sophia was originally built in the 6 th century during the byzantine empire it served as the seat of the greek orthodox church. Orthodox church leaders in greece and the united states meanwhile were scheduled to observe a day of mourning over the inaugural prayers. Hagia sophia ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə. Hagia sophia is a symbol of our faith and a universal.
In a july 21 tweet the usccb said that it joins the greek orthodox archdiocese of america in offering our prayers for the restoration of hagia. In a july 19 statement the greek orthodox archdiocese of america joined with agathangelos s call saying the reversion of the hagia sophia into a mosque is a program of cultural and spiritual misappropriation which consists of a violation of all standards of religious harmony and mutual respect.