Hagia Sophia 29 Jun 2022
The church was dedicated to Theia Sophia, the second element of the Christian trinity, Holy Wisdom. The word Hagia Sophia, which was later named after, is composed of the words Aya (holy, saint) and Sophos (wisdom), meaning holy/divine wisdom. Historically - after the Nika revolt, the Emperor Justinian was eager to restore his authority he vowed before his people to build a church that would far surpass anything seen before. Just five years later, the church was finished and it was consecrated on December 27th 537.