Great Church

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Great Church is an honorific title historically used for the principal cathedral of Constantinople, most notably the Hagia Sophia, signifying its preeminent status in Eastern Christianity.

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Great Church canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical title ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ
appliedTo Hagia Sophia ⓘ
associatedWithBuilding Hagia Sophia ⓘ
associatedWithCity Constantinople ⓘ
category Byzantine ecclesiastical terminology ⓘ
Christian ecclesiastical titles ⓘ
contrastsWith lesser churches of Constantinople ⓘ
denotes principal church of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
hasHonorificSense yes ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfUse Byzantine era ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
implies supreme liturgical and ceremonial status among city churches ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
notableUsage title for Hagia Sophia in Constantinople ⓘ
refersTo cathedral church of the Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
region Byzantine Empire ⓘ
relatedConcept Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
cathedral church ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Christianity ⓘ
signifies preeminent status in Eastern Christianity ⓘ
usedBy Church of Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
usedFor principal cathedral of Constantinople ⓘ
usedInContext imperial capital of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ

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