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How did the Hagia Sophia get its name?

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Hagia Sophia is not, in fact, the only name that the structure has gone by. Even now it’s known by several different monikers: Ayasofya in Turkish, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Holy Wisdom or Divine Wisdom in English (alternate English translations of the Greek words Hagia Sophia). The name Hagia Sophia didn’t come about until around 430 CE. The first of the three Christian structures to be built on the site had another name altogether: Megale Ekklesia, or “Great Church.”

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