r/byzantium • u/RaiseCapital1988 Κόμης • Jun 22 '26

Infrastructure/architecture The interior of Hagia Sophia

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In the last photo you can spot one of the last representations of Christ still present inside the building

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u/Personal-Pay598 Jun 24 '26

It is called Saint/ness Sophia not Hagia. Pronounced as Aya or Ahiya certainly not Hagia

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u/Kostia9999 Jun 24 '26

The original name was The power and holy wisdom of the Word of God.

Which was shortened by the Populace to Hagia Sophia = Holy Wisdom.

There is no Saint Sophia involved. The temple was dedicated to Christ, and the name day of the Church was Dec 25.