Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary “The Wisdom of God Sophia”

This image is one of the most interesting in Orthodox icon painting, although, of course, there are other curious and unusual icons. Here we can see an interesting concept of representing the Mother of God in an allegorical form. Before the believers is the icon of Sophia the Wisdom of God, on which the Most Pure Virgin appears in the form of wisdom, that is, we are talking not so much about a specific person, but about the quality that was embodied through this person.

The meaning of the icon “Sophia the Wisdom of God”

In fact, the meaning of this icon is multifaceted and deep; in order to understand exactly the meaning of the icon of Hagia Sophia, some experience of the Orthodox faith and minimal theological education will be required. Such subtleties can be explained by priests or specialized books. Therefore, here it is necessary to say only briefly about the main details:

• Christ appears as wisdom incarnate, He is called the Wisdom of God, which, accordingly, became incarnate through the Mother of God;
• the seven pillars represent the foundations on which the church is based;
• the composition contains the holy apostles (can be in different combinations) and always John the Baptist, who was inextricably linked with Christ.

In general, this composition has an allegorical meaning. Not just gospel figures are depicted here, but each participant in the composition embodies a certain principle. It is useful for the believer to reflect on this image himself during the period of prayer and try to understand the interconnection of the elements.

What does it help with?

In prayers before this face, you can ask for help from the Lord and His Mother in a variety of life situations. Most often they pray before him for admonition in a given situation and the sending down of spiritual and worldly wisdom.

With correct, sincere, faith-filled prayer, the Lord will certainly send the wisdom that we need to make the right decisions, consistent with the will of God. The Mother of God will help you find harmony in the family and will also help you in your work.

But we should not forget that prayer alone in front of an icon is not enough to save the soul. It is also necessary to lead a Church life, praying at the general Church prayer at Divine services in church, confessing and receiving the Holy Mysteries of Christ.

Contents and history of the icon

Depending on the variety, the composition may vary slightly. However, the icon of the Mother of God “Sophia the Wisdom of God” always has a number of common elements.

In the center is the Mother of God and Child, that is, wisdom embodied. Angelic ranks look down from above, emphasizing the allegorical nature of the image and the connection with the higher world. On the sides stand the apostles, and from below there are seven steps or pillars, on which the following words are often indicated: Faith; Hope; Love; Humility before the Lord; Nobility; Glory; Purity of thoughts.

These qualities indicate the foundations of the church. This is a brief description of the icon of the Wisdom of God.

Kyiv image

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4. Presumably, the Kiev image was painted in the 17th century. Many miracles happened through prayers before him, some of them are recorded in the temple books. On the Kiev image of “Wisdom” in the center of the composition there is a figure of the Mother of God, which is the “House” of Wisdom according to the parable. The “seven pillars” are the Gifts of God and the prophets of God. Above the Mother of God the Trinity and the Archangels of God are depicted. The Blessed Virgin stands on a moon located on the clouds. The hands of the Mother of God raised to Heaven symbolize Her constant prayer to God for all the people of God. In the Womb of the Mother of God, the Infant Christ is depicted holding an orb (power) in his left hand, while His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture.

Above the Virgin Mary, in a shining areola, the Holy Spirit is depicted in the form of a Dove descending from God the Father down to the Virgin Mary. At the very top is depicted God the Father surrounded by Archangels who protect Him. Among the Archangels:

• Michael holds a fiery sword;
• Uriel holds lightning;
• Raphael carries peace in a vessel;
• Gabriel holds a lily in bloom;
• Selaphiel touches his rosary;
• Jehudiel guards the Royal Crown;
• Varahail carries a bouquet of flowers.

Important! There are 7 steps leading to the Mother of God with the Infant God, on each of which virtues are written, walking in the Spiritual life along which a person ascends to God.

On the steps of virtues stand the Holy Forefathers, who are the foundation of God’s economy:

• Moses holding the 10 commandments on the tablets;
• Next to Moses stands his faithful assistant and brother Aaron, holding his hands in prayer;
• David, whom God called “a man after the Creator’s own heart”;
• Prophet Isaiah, to whom it was revealed from the Lord about the coming of the Mission in full;
• Ezekiel, Daniel and Jeremiah are the great prophets of the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to God's chosen people.

The canopy is supported by 7 pillars, on each of which are written the gifts of God, which we learn about from the book of Revelation:

1. Wisdom
2. Mind
3. Advice
4. Fortress
5. Vision
6. Piety
7. Fear of God

We see that on the icon everything is a multiple of the number 7. Seven is a number that conveys all Divine fullness.

Varieties of icons

If we don’t talk about reproductions, then we are talking about very ancient images, which are now stored in different cities and are often named precisely according to their belonging to the city, in particular:

• icon “Sophia the Wisdom of God” of Kiev - located in the St. Sophia Cathedral, brought from the territory of Byzantium from the Cathedral of Justinian, in the upper part there are archangels and some Old Testament characters, for example Moses with his commandments, this detail (characters from the Old Testament) makes the icon different from the rest ;
• the Novgorod icon “Sophia the Wisdom of God” is also distinguished by a unique composition, in the center is the Lord on the throne, in an areola of blue light, which symbolizes the Kingdom of Heaven, and on two sides stand the Mother of God and John the Baptist in prayerful poses, this icon is considered miraculous and brings to believers help in various difficulties.

These options are the most common. By the way, the Kiev image is also considered miraculous. A huge number of believers gather in the cathedral every year on the days of veneration of the image.

One should distinguish the icon of Sophia of Suzdal, which is dedicated to an Orthodox saint, and also not be confused with the icon of Sophia of Slutsk, which was also created for the glory of another saint. Here we are talking about the names of ascetics, and in the image described earlier, Sophia is a synonym for wisdom, and not the name of a specific person.

If we are talking about the Suzdal image, then the former queen is glorified there, who was tonsured a nun because she could not give an heir to Vasily the Third. She first went to the Moscow Novodevichy Convent, and after that she was in Suzdal, where she acquired holiness. The Slutsk image also glorifies the famous princess, but who was from the Khodkivech family, managed to maintain the Orthodox faith even in difficult circumstances and is now considered an intercessor and helper of women.

Novgorod image

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5. The Novgorod icon of “Sophia the Wisdom of God,” which differs significantly from the Kyiv icon in iconography, but has the same meaning, has gained great fame and love among the Russian people. In the center of the image is Christ in female form, who is the Wisdom of God. Wisdom is dressed in a red tunic. Behind Her are fiery wings, in Her hands are a scepter and scrolls. All this tells us about the omnipotence of the Lord, in whose hands the whole World is.

Wisdom is the Queen of the house of God. She is depicted sitting on a throne and ruling the World.

The Novgorod image of the “Wisdom of God Sophia” is presented to us in the Deesis rite, that is, the Mother of God and John the Baptist are depicted on both sides of the Lord. On the chest of the Mother of God we see the image of the Infant Christ, the Mother of God stands to the left of Wisdom. On the right is the prophet and Baptist of the Lord John, who is the first among all the Prophets and to whom the Lord revealed his Trinity essence at Baptism.

The image also contains 7 pillars. Above Christ is a Throne, on which lies the open Book of Life, symbolizing the Creator, who knows everything about us. To the right and left of the Throne are the Archangels of God who bow their knees before the Lord.

The Novgorod list of “Sofia” is more ancient and dates back to the 16th century. At the end of the 16th century, records were kept of miracles performed through prayers in front of this image.

The miraculous faces of the “Sophia of the Wisdom of God,” which share the same compositional features with the Novgorod list, are located in the following Russian cities: Moscow, Vologda, Tobolsk and others.

Prayer to the icon

Incomprehensible and All-sung by the Wisdom of God, Sophia the Preeminent, virgin souls, that is, the Only Begotten Son, the Word of God, accept this prayer song from our unworthy and vile lips. Even if the essence is written: the song is not beautiful in the mouths of sinners, but the thief was saved by one word, the publican was justified with a sigh, and the Canaanite daughter was healed with a mother’s petition, because You, O Lord, are Good and Lover of mankind, enlightening those who come into the world, and forgiving the sins of sinners, and with reason You fill the foolish, and make wise, and the souls that thirst for good words with Your teaching, like the Samaritan woman, you water with living water, you make the fornicator chaste, you open paradise to the thief, for You are the Giver of all good things, and the Giver of understanding, and the Guardian of the life, O Christ our God, and We send You glory and praise, honor and thanksgiving and glorification and worship with Your Beginning Father, and with Your Most Holy, and Good, and Life-Giving Spirit, and with Your Most Holy and Immaculate Matter, Our Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, now and ever , and forever and ever. Amen.

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Days of Honor

The day of remembrance of the Novgorod Icon of “Wisdom” is considered to be August 28 according to the new style (on the day of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary).

The Kyiv Icon of Wisdom is especially revered on September 21 (the day of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary).

The main idea of ​​the image is the idea of ​​​​the incarnation of Hypostatic Wisdom - the Son of God from His Most Pure Mother - the Virgin Mary. Therefore, the days of special veneration of the icon were established for the Mother of God holidays: the Kyiv icon - on the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, and the Novgorod, Vologda, Tobolsk and Moscow icons - on the Assumption.

Social activities

The temple provides donations to the Kursk charity fund "Mercy". This organization is headed by Father Mikhail. The fund helps crisis-ridden large families from rural areas. During the existence of the organization, not a single child was removed from the families in their care.

The church often holds courses for Sunday school students and ordinary parishioners on first aid. For example, a plan of action to help a frozen person on the street is being developed.

Also, temple employees can help people who find themselves in difficult situations receive free legal advice. Also, interesting information often appears on the temple’s website regarding the provision of preferential services to large families in the city.

Charity meetings and children's parties are held on the territory of the temple. During such events, gifts and sweets are given to low-income families and children from crisis families. Children from Sunday school stage performances based on famous fairy tales. In this way, “difficult” children learn to be kinder and more merciful.

CANON, tone 4

Song 1. Irmos

With an ineffable command, you received the swimmer on foot, and you dried up the impassable sea, the people of Israel turned from Egypt, I sing the original song to You, Lord.

Chorus: Most eminent Wisdom of God, Sophia, save us, Thy sinful servants (bow).

I am the wisdom of God, the source of all speech, from the face of the Lord is my advice and affirmation, who is the Only Begotten Son, the Word of God. With the words of a lover I love Me, and those who seek Me will find grace.

Solo. God made the earth the foundation of the earth with His wisdom, having prepared the heavens with wisdom, placing the cloud in the robe, and forming the light of the morning, but the gates of hell, when they saw it, were afraid.

Glory. Let us seek with all our hearts the wisdom of God, which came from the Most Pure Virgin into the flesh, so that our feet may not stumble, and we will not be afraid of the fear that has come upon us, and the aspirations of the wicked.

And now. You are worthy, as the heavens have been animated, the heavenly most pure divine settlement, and appear brightly adorned, as the All-Immaculate Bride of the Queen and God, and the Lady of all creation.

Katavasia: Save Thy servants from troubles, the eminent wisdom of God, Sophia, as we diligently resort to You, to the merciful Savior and Master of all, the Lord Jesus (bow). Lord have mercy (three times with bows).

Song 3. Irmos

Strengthen the thunder and build up the spirit, strengthen me, Lord, that I may sing to Thee chastely doing Thy will, as holy as our God.

Solo. The Lord will be on all our paths, and will strengthen our feet, so that we do not stumble, if we acquire His wisdom, and He will embrace us and give our heads a blessed crown.

Solo. Sophia gives us the gift of blessings, the wisdom of God, and instructs us along the right path of our mother-in-law, so that if we follow that path, we will not stumble. And we keep it in our belly forever.

Glory. Whenever we become discouraged, let us seek the wisdom of God, called Sophia, who will give us great joy, and will save us from all hostility and show us the animal way.

And now. The face of the theologian from above is a multitude of angels, going to Zion with an omnipotent beck, worthy of the Lady, serving Your burial, and together rejoicing and singing a funeral hymn, rejoicing the ever-Virgin Bride. Confusion.

Glory, even now. Ipakoi, voice 8th. We bless you, all of you, the Virgin Mother of God, for in you the inconceivable Christ our God can be contained. Blessed am I, Thy helper. Pray for us day and night, and the powers of the kingdom are strengthened by Your prayers. Thus we cry out to You in gratitude, the Lord rejoices with You.

Song 4. Irmos

I heard Your glorious sight, O Christ, that He is immortal and God became like a mortal man. And for this reason, I glorify Your power.

Solo. A certain woman sought the wisdom of God, and after that she went forth, and became a harlot of chastity, and turned darkness into light, and put to shame the tormentors, and inherited eternal life.

Solo. The wisdom of God is dearly loved, as it is a sacrament to behold by all man, but there is absolutely nothing to it under heaven; let us preserve it, like the apple of our eye, and rest us on the Day of Judgment.

Glory. Whoever formed the words of ineffable wisdom and all God, according to Sophia’s vision, may we preach that on the high regions, and for that sake we will find grace and mercy on the Day of Judgment.

And now. At Thy repose, Mother of God, Thy most spacious body, pleasing to God, the angelic hosts with sacred wings covered the veil with trembling and joy, crying out to the breast, rejoicing, the unbrided Bride. Confusion.

Song 5. Irmos

The people of the unpunished lawbreakers of the Jews will receive pity, and the fire will girdle Your adversaries, Christ, as if You were resurrected by flattery.

Solo. The end of the universe and everything on it and the sky is the foundation of wisdom, as it created us all. By this the kings reign and the mighty hold the earth, and the wise men write the truth.

Solo. People of the earth, honor the wisdom of God called Sophia, you will reign forever and live. This corrects the path of salvation for us, but those who do not honor it will find themselves in the depths of hell.

Glory. The measure is flattering, the zealot of wisdom speaks an abomination to the Lord. The standard of righteousness is pleasing to Him, and the lips of the pious learn wisdom.

And now. We surprise the Maiden with a vessel appropriately chosen and singing Ty. From the beginning, everything is sanctified by God, accepted by everyone, and this truly is revealed to the Mother of God, the all-sung one. Confusion.

Song 6. Irmos

In the abyss of life, my deeds, I sank into the depths. But as from the whale Jonah I cry to Thee, from the depths of my evils lift me up, I pray to the Son of God the Word.

Solo. The first fruits of wisdom is to acquire foolish faith, so that we will inherit good faith, let us not give sleep to our eyes, and let us seek the wisdom of God, let us not deviate on our right hand or on our backs, so that we may be saved like from the snare of a chamois.

Solo. Let our eyes see the wisdom of the Mother of God, in whom God the Word indescribably dwelt, and from her he took flesh without thought and was born. Today the apostolic countenance at the repose of Thy flows through the air, singing the original song, blessed is our God born from You.

Glory. Let us honor the wisdom of God, the named Sophia, and embrace us. He will destroy the captivity of our sins, and give a crown to our heads, and we will take care of him like a lustful bee, and we will be glorified by all.

And now. Having once been a temple of life, you have enhanced the everlasting life, but through death you have passed to the belly, even having given birth to the composite life. We are raised up from the depths of evil by crying out to You, praying to the all-singing Lady. Confusion.

Glory, even now. Kontakion, tone 4. People come and see the miraculous icon of the Most Holy Mother of God. We call it the wisdom of God, the appearance of Sophia, before the temple was animated, the Only Begotten Son and the Word of God. This, then, shines like a ray of light in His most holy temple, and our hearts rejoice those who come with faith, and who look with fear and reverence at this most pure icon. Thinking in our hearts, that truly the wisdom of God is the village, and His mysteries are looked upon. We see a vision of Her fiery, and we worship (bow) as Her true and immaculate virginity in her birth and after her birth. Again, from Her came the divine fire, burning away corruptible passions, and enlightening our souls and creating pure things. By whom the Father created forever, the same wisdom and word and power will be called, the radiance of glory and the image of the Father's hypostasis, we pray and fall down, kissing this most honorable icon of the wisdom of God to the Mother, and crying out loudly: O merciful Lady, save Thy servants from the violence of the devil, from the presence of a foreigner, for You are the giver of all good things, flowing to You with faith and asking for great mercy.

Ikos. Strengthen my good mind and thoughts, O God, Father Almighty. For I dare to glorify the world’s Intercessor and the Immaculate Virgin Bride. Thou didst call her virgin soul Thy divine church, and for the sake of Thy incarnation Thou didst call Sophia the wisdom of God, and Thou didst command the name of Tsar Ustinian to create a church in that name. And to the blessed Cyril the philosopher, after the appearance of the Maiden chosen by the name Sophia, that is, the wisdom of God, you bestowed. You imagined the image of Her face as fire-like, and from Her came the fire of Your Divinity, that is, Your Consubstantial Son, scorching our bodily passions. You gave the wing to the disembodied heavenly powers, and you placed the royal crown on Her head. Thou hast placed the scepter at Her right hand, and into Her shuits the unknown hidden secret, It is incomprehensible to know even an angel. Reeds in Her ears, the life of an angel, revealing the resting place of Your Holy Spirit. The girding of Her loins, the eldership of the holiness. Nose should be placed on the stone, as if you would establish Your Church on it. The image of Thy Christ with His head is bowed down by heaven, and the sight of the carnal sacrament is revealed, as if He were the Son before the age of Thy Father's radiance. The same one was born in the same age from the most immaculate Virgin, without a seed, and in all Toy’s likeness was united. For this reason, we all cry out, for truly the wisdom of God is the companion, and the canopy of heaven, and the Giver of all good things, and the Patroness of those who flow to Her with faith, and those who ask for great mercy.

Song 7. Irmos

Three young men in Babylon, turning the command of torment into violence, and in the midst of the fire they were thrown into the cold, blessed are the Lord God of our fathers.

Solo. The hand of the elect will hold back the wisdom of God, since it is better to preach silver and gold on every wall, and sit down at the gates of the mighty, and boldly say: Rejoice with me, you who seek Me.

Solo. They will inherit the glory of the wisdom of God, for it bestows length of life and years of life, and adds peace, and corrects all good things, and preserves the path of life for us.

Glory. By doing the truth, she will inherit the wisdom of God named Sophia, for she is a blessing, her drink is more than wine, and the stench of her world is more than the aroma of all. Let us seek her, let us follow her, and grant us justice and truth.

And now. The all-holy repose of the divine Ty and the incorruptible Matera, the most worldly powers on high, united, rejoice with those who are on earth singing to You, blessed art thou, Lord God of our father. Confusion.

Song 8. Irmos

All the Lords, having formed the wisdom of wisdom, firmly established the earth as if it weighed the bottom, set up the walk on the immeasurable waters, and with the same cry, all chanting, bless the works of the Lord without ceasing.

Solo. Sophia, the wisdom of God, named, named by the Lord Himself, to King Ustinian in the creation of this wonderful temple, revealed by an angel, chanting with the same cry to You, bless all the works of the Lord without ceasing the Lord.

Solo. The Lord commanded Israel to build a tabernacle in Siloam, and to keep it honestly, since even more so is the most honest animated tabernacle, not created by Bezalel, but made by God Himself, called Sophia. God the Word Himself has dwelled in us; bless all the works of the Lord without ceasing.

Glory. Thoughtful grapes, the temple of Sophia of the wisdom of God, that is, the womb of the most pure Mother of God, from Him came the divine fire, burning our soul-smothered passions. Bless all the works of the Lord continually.

And now. Oh, above the mind of miracles, the Virgin and Mother of God, having entered into the tomb to show the Paradise that is coming to him, today we rejoice and sing and say, bless all the works of the Lord without ceasing the Lord. Confusion.

Song 9. Irmos

The most pure mystery of God happens in You, the most pure mystery of the Virgin is manifest, for God became incarnate from You for mercy, and with the same we magnify You as the Mother of God.

Chorus with a bow. When the perplexed king would build the church of God in what name, then an angel appeared to the youth sharpening the tool in the form of a smith, saying: swear in the name of Sophia the wisdom of God, and in her name this church will be built.

Solo. Having seen the phenomenon, he became extremely joyful, and carefully concerns himself with the accomplishment of the chosen Church of God, and for the sake of guilt, the crown of wisdom is bestowed, and the king is condemned first in piety.

Glory. For the sake of our salvation, the only begotten Son and Word of God created a temple for Himself, in the most holy womb of the Virgin Mary, and Sophia, the named wisdom of God, who is the virgin soul. In the same way, we magnify You as the Mother of God.

And now. Receive from us the original song of the Mother of the Living God, and the luminous Ty and the divine grace of autumn, the victorious princess and peace for Christ-loving people, and forgiveness of sins, and giving salvation to souls. In the same way, we magnify Theotokos. Confusion.

Worshiper: O Lady, accept the prayer of Your servants, and deliver us from all need and sorrow. You are the Mother of God, our weapon and wall. You are the intercessor, and we resort to You, and even now we call on You for prayer, that you may deliver us from our enemies. Let us exalt You, all the immaculate Mother of Christ our God, South of autumn the Holy Spirit (bow to the ground). Trisagion, and Our Father. Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen. We read the troparion (written at the beginning of the canon). Glory, and now - kontakion (written according to the 6th song of the canon). Lord have mercy (40 times). Glory, even now.

Iconographic information

The temple image of the Novgorod St. Sophia Cathedral is one of the first examples of the “Novgorod” version of the iconography of Sophia the Wisdom of God. The central part of the composition is a peculiar version of the Deesis, close to the “Tsarsky” (“Presta Tsarina”). In the center, in a halo of divine glory, is depicted a fiery-faced Angel - the Wisdom of God, crowned with a crown, in a lorate vestment, with a scepter and a scroll in his hands. The throne on which he sits is supported by seven transparent (“invisible”) pillars. The angel is presented with the Mother of God in the “Incarnation” type and John the Baptist with a scroll. Above the head of Angel Sophia, also in a halo of glory, Christ is shown - God the Word incarnate, blessing the world with a bishop's blessing - with both hands outstretched to the sides. At the same time, the contours of the radiance intersect, and the image of the Savior comes into contact with the image of the Angel-Sophia, which is probably due to the desire to display the duality of the natures of Christ. In the upper part of the composition there is an image of the sky in the form of a scroll, studded with stars, with Ethymasia in the middle and angels worshiping her - a symbolic image of life in the future century and the Kingdom of Heaven, which humanity, redeemed by the blood of the Savior, will achieve.

The basis of the Christian tradition of depicting Wisdom is the text of the Proverbs of Solomon (IX, 1 - 11): “Wisdom built for herself a house and established seven pillars. You have sacrificed your sacrificial offering and dissolved the wine in your cups, and prepared your meal...” This Old Testament text in apostolic times and in the patristic tradition was understood as a prototype of the incarnation of Christ, His creation of the earthly Church and its main sacrament - the Eucharist; Accordingly, the Incarnation of the hypostatic Word of God was interpreted as the manifestation of Divine Wisdom in the world.

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Description

The central figure of the icon is the Lord Jesus Christ in the form of a winged Fiery Angel, who sits on a golden throne supported by seven pillars.
He is dressed in a podir and girded with a precious belt, and on his head is a royal crown. In his right hand He holds a scepter with a cross at the top, and with his left he presses a scroll to his chest. The basis for such iconography is the tradition of images of the Son of God as the Angel of the great council, combined with apocalyptic descriptions: the Evangelist John the Theologian saw the Son of God “clothed with a robe and girded across the chest with a golden belt” (Rev. 1:13); “His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns” (Rev. 19:12); “and His face was like the sun shining in its power” (Rev. 1:16). On either side of the Angel of Wisdom are depicted the Mother of God and Saint John the Baptist with a scroll on which it reads: “I am a witness.” Thus the icon represents a special type of Deisis. At the same time, the icon shows two more chest-length images of Christ - as the Infant of God in the medallion on the chest of the Blessed Mother, and as the blessing of the Savior in the medallion above the head of the Angel. In the upper case of the icon there is etimasia. On both sides of the throne are three kneeling angels.

As a version of the iconographic type, sometimes those who are coming are also depicted with wings: the Forerunner, probably in connection with the prophecy of Malachi (Mal. 3:1); Our Lady as the Apocalyptic Wife (Rev. 12:14). On such icons there is often no medallion with the Infant God, and angels are written on the sides of the central medallion with the Savior.

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Mysticism of the cathedral

Everyone who visited this museum felt with all their soul the powerful energy and mysticism of this temple. Everyone who enters here experiences an indescribable feeling and goosebumps. Here are some of the mystical descriptions:

The center of the world is located under the dome. The temple was desecrated, but its power did not go away. To this day, St. Sophia Cathedral is a symbol of Christianity and a place of power.

This super ancient structure has 107 columns, one of which is covered with copper. There is a depression in it where water of unknown origin constantly collects. Believers strive to touch this place to be cured of illnesses. If you put your palm on this place and feel the water with your thumb and make a wish. It will definitely come true.

The main pride of the cathedral is its dome, 56 meters high and more than 31 meters in diameter. A huge round dome was installed on 4 huge arches in the center of the temple.

During construction, clay bricks were used, which were brought from the island of Rhodes. This brick was very light; if you put it in water, it did not sink due to its high porosity. The mixture for laying bricks was made from the same material. Therefore, when hardened, such a solution gave greater adhesion to the brick.

According to one legend, the plan for the construction of the temple was shown to Justinian by an angel who came to him. This angel advised to build three windows in honor of the Trinity.

The building has 361 doors, 101 of which have pictures. When doors are counted, new ones are discovered.

A niche has formed in the right wall of the Cathedral and from here a sound can be heard, as if someone is there. According to legend, 1000 believers, along with the priest, took refuge within these walls during the invasion of the temple by Turkish conquerors, and the rest were killed right during the service.

The museum has a window through which a cold wind blows even on a hot day. Because of this, it is called the Cold Window.

The leader of the crusaders, Enrico, was buried here. However, now his tomb is empty. According to stories, Mehmed the Conqueror ordered his remains to be fed to dogs.