The christological identification of christ the logos with divine wisdom (hagia sophia) is strongly represented in the iconographic tradition of the russian orthodox church. Sophia is a name of greek origin that has a rich and symbolic meaning Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase hagia sophia holy wisdom, which is the name of a large basilica in constantinople.
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“ sophia ”, in william smith, editor (1848), a dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology, london John murray “ sophia ”, in richard stillwell et al., editor (1976), the princeton encyclopedia of classical sites, princeton, n.j. Hagia sophia, place of worship built at constantinople (now istanbul, turkey) in the 6th century ce under the direction of the byzantine emperor justinian i It is considered to be the most important byzantine structure in the world and one of the world’s great monuments.
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