List of churches dedicated to Holy Wisdom

This is a list of church buildings dedicated to Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia, also rendered Saint Sophia):

List

NameCityCountryAgeNotes
Hagia SophiaConstantinople (Istanbul)Turkey6th c.Turned into a mosque after 1453, now a museum
Little Hagia SophiaConstantinople (now Istanbul)Turkey6th c.the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), now a mosque
Hagia Sophia, IznikNicaeaTurkey6th c.now a mosque
Saint Sofia Church, SofiaSofiaBulgaria6th c. (?)
Hagia Sophia, ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece8th c.
Santa Sofia, BeneventoBeneventoItaly8th c.
Hagia Sophia Church, NesebarNesebarBulgaria9th c.
Church of St. Sophia, OhridOhridRepublic of Macedonia9th c.
Santa Sofia, VeniceVeniceItaly9th c.
Santa Sofia Church (Padua)PaduaItaly10th c.
Hagia SophiaDramaGreece10th c.
Saint Sophia Cathedral, NicosiaNicosiaCyprus11th c. (?)Turned into a mosque in 1570
Saint Sophia Cathedral in PolotskPolotskBelarus11th c.
Saint Sophia's Cathedral, KievKievUkraine11th c.
Saint Sophia Cathedral in NovgorodVeliky NovgorodRussia11th c.
Hagia Sophia, TrabzonTrabzonTurkey13th c.now a mosque.
Hagia SophiaMystrasGreece14th c.
Saint Sophia Cathedral, VologdaVologdaRussia16th c.
Saint Sophia Church, MoscowMoscowRussia17th c.
St. Sophia's Cathedral, ZhytomyrZhytomyrUkraine1748
Nikolskaya ChurchKamenki, Nizhny Novgorod OblastRussia1813
St Sophia's Cathedral, LondonLondonUnited Kingdom1882
Saint Sophia Cathedral in HarbinHarbinChina1907
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox CathedralMiamiUnited States1948
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Washington, DCWashington, D.C.United States1951
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los AngelesLos AngelesUnited States1952
Santa Sofia a Via BocceaRomeItaly1968

St. Sofia churches

Greek "Hagia Sophia", Italian "Santa Sophia" is often rendered "Saint Sophia" in English even though the reference is to "Holy Wisdom", not to a saint. This raises the possibility of confusion with churches dedicated to a saint of this name.

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