On November 29 2014 during his apostolic trip to Turkey Pope Francis visited the Hagia Sophia Basilica in Istanbul.

Hagia sophia real name. But the name Hagia Sophia remained after the second incarnation. Hagia Sophias being seems to cry out for an other-worldly explanation of why it stands because much within the building seems dematerialized an impression that must have been very real in the perception of the medieval faithful. The Hagia Sophia Cathedral was built as a church in the 3th century.

Turkey has appointed appointed three imams for Hagia Sophia one of them a professor of religious studies as the nation prepares for the first Muslim prayers in the Istanbul landmark in. The second one was built in 415 by Theodosius II. The initial name was The Great Church because of the immense size.

Hagia Sophia is not in fact the only name that the structure has gone by. Hagia Sophia ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə. In Latin Holy Wisdom is translated as Sancta Sophia.

There are also plaques on which the holy Prophet Muhammad and the name of four caliphs who played a crucial role in creating a sanctuary of Islam in Hagia Sophia are honoured. The Church has gone by several names during its lifespan. Last Friday Erdogan sat in the Hagia Sophia exalting himself above the Christian God.

The Hagia Sophia Ayasofya in Turkish was originally built as a basilica for the Greek Orthodox Christian Church. He added that the new monument will have the symbolic name of Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia was dedicated to Logos who was the second person in the Holy Trinity in December 25th.

However its function has changed. The Greek pronunciation is Ah-gia So-fia with the H having been added in Roman circles. Its pronunciation is ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiːə following the Greek name.