Ecumenical Patriarch: “Hagia Sophia should not be turned into a Mosque
Abed Alloush – 9/3/14Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has expressed strong opposition to the potential conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. He was speaking during a debate about whether or not...
View ArticleTurkish Byzantinist Believes True Cross “Hidden” in Hagia Sophia
19/4/14As reported in the Turkish newspaper Sabah, Radi Dikici, one of Turkey’s most eminent Byzantinists [among his books are Bizans İmparatorluğu Tarihi (History of the Byzantine Empire), Şu Bizim...
View ArticleTURKISH PRIME-MINISTER TO PERFORM NAMAZ AT HAGIA SOPHIA CHURCH
Istanbul – May 2014The current Turkish prime-minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is considering the possibility of Muslim prayer at Hagia Sophia Church in Istanbul (Constantinople), reports Romphea. Erdogan...
View ArticleCalls for prayers in Hagia Sophia raise concerns
May 2014ISTANBUL — Numerous supporters of controversial imam Fethullah Gülen recently started a campaign on Twitter calling for the Hagia Sophia to be reopened as a mosque. The move, which is also...
View ArticleWall crumbles around Sophia Cathedral of Kiev
October – November 2014A part of the wall of the “Sophia of Kiev” National Preserve (the main component of which is the Hagia Sophia Cathedral complex) has partially crumbled. The Culture and Tourism...
View ArticleThe first Orthodox church in 100 years to be built in Warsaw—will Resemble...
10/2/15 Construction of a new Orthodox church in the Polish capital of Warsaw will start in April 2015, reports PoloNews. In the last hundred years, no new churches have been built in the capital of...
View ArticleThe taste of vinegar
Bishop Makarios of Kenya – May 2015 – Orthodox Mission Fraternity The more the soul of man is deprived of material goods, the more God strengthens her and prepares her for a spiritual exaltation and a...
View ArticleThe Last Divine Liturgy in St. Sophia – Constantinople
May 2015 – http://www.londinoupolis.blogspot.co.uk/Many, even Orthodox, even Greeks, believe that the last Divine Liturgy in St. Sophia, in Constantinople, was celebrated on the 29 May 1453. However,...
View ArticleSecrets of the Hagia Sophia – Healing Powers, Mysterious Mosaics and Holy Relics
STEVE ANDREWS – http://www.ancient-origins.net/ – May 2015The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has a very long history. It has survived earthquakes, religious power struggles, and has been a church...
View ArticleState Department to Turkey: Respect Hagia Sophia’s Tradition and Complex History
GREGORY PAPPAS – PappasPost– June 2016Turkey has come under fire from Greece for allowing daily Ramadan prayers inside Hagia Sophia, a United Nations World Heritage site and museum and one of the most...
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