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The Hagia Sophia was consecrated as a church on this day in AD 537...
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:22 am
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:22 am
One of the most beautiful (and biggest) structures in all of Christendom, the Hagia Sophia was consecrated to the triune God on this day 1,485 years ago by the Bishop Menas, the Patriarch of Constantinople. The cathedral employed some six hundred religious workers who ministered to its parishioners on a daily basis. Commissioned by Emperor Justinian I, the cathedral took all of five years to build (a remarkably fast pace for the era). It served as the headquarters for eastern Christendom for almost 1,000 years until the city fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. It was shortly thereafter converted into a mosque and remained as such until it was converted into a museum between 1931-1935, before it reconstitution back into a mosque in 2020.
It remains an occupied church which will (hopefully) one day be reclaimed by the Holy Catholic Church.
It remains an occupied church which will (hopefully) one day be reclaimed by the Holy Catholic Church.
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 9:24 am
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:24 am to RollTide1987
I’ll be honest… I think the pantheon is much much better looking, and is actually a church still.
Largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world yo!
Largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world yo!
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:24 am to RollTide1987
Reconquista v2.0
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:26 am to RollTide1987
Time for the 10th(ish) crusades. God wills it!
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:26 am to RollTide1987
That place has seen thousands of pederastery incidents because Catholics. Burn it to the ground.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:28 am to CunningLinguist
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That place has seen thousands of pederastery incidents because Catholics.
The Eastern Orthodox Church will tell you it was never a Catholic cathedral.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:29 am to RollTide1987
ive been there and it was amazing. anyone that loves history should visit istanbul
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:30 am to RollTide1987
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will (hopefully) one day be reclaimed by the Holy Catholic Church.
Notre Dame and Westminster Abbey will both be mosques by the end of the decade.Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:30 am to LazloHollyfeld
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Time for the 10th(ish) crusades. God wills it!
Behold! Lazlo the hermit has arrived to lead us to the promised land! Deus vult!
To the Rheinland! To Mainz! To worms!
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:31 am to diat150
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anyone that loves history should visit istanbul
Every gal in Constantinople is in Istanbul
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:34 am to LazloHollyfeld
BS!
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:34 am to blueboy
I wonder how much if the original work still exist and how much the Muslims have changed.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:43 am to RollTide1987
It is an amazing building. Istanbul is an amazing place to visit.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:43 am to RollTide1987
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It remains an occupied church which will (hopefully) one day be reclaimed by the Holy Catholic Church.
How?
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:45 am to blueboy
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Notre Dame
Which one? You know there are many of them. The one in Paris isn’t even the nicest looking one.
Psht. Notre dame of Rouen and notre dame of Reims >>>>>> notre dame of Paris.
Facts.
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 10:52 am
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:49 am to crazy4lsu
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How?
Divine intervention.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:51 am to RollTide1987
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Divine intervention.
Oh
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:56 am to RollTide1987
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Divine intervention.
Don't hold your breath.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 9:58 am to LazloHollyfeld
The Crusades get a bad rap. The Moors were the real pieces of shite during that time.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 10:00 am to grizzlylongcut
They need to turn the First Crusade into a limited series. The fact that it succeeded with the amount of infighting amongst the leadership, where there was no central authority, is a miracle unto itself.
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