Hagia Sophia, Mystras

Hagia Sophia Αγία Σοφία
Hagia Sophia Αγία Σοφία
37°4′25″N 22°21′57″E / 37.07361°N 22.36583°E / 37.07361; 22.36583
Location	Laconia, Peloponnese
Country	Greece
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
Architecture
Architectural type	Byzantine
Completed	14th century
Administration
Metropolis	Monemvasia and Sparta
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Archaeological Site of Mystras
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	511
Inscription	1989 (13th Session)
Area	54.43 ha
Buffer zone	1,202.52 ha

The Church of Hagia Sophia (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía, lit. 'Holy Wisdom' Greek pronunciation: [aˈʝia soˈfia]) or Holy Wisdom is a Byzantine church in the fortified medieval town of Mystras, Peloponnese, Greece. It forms part of the wider archaeological site of Mystras, which is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Built within the palace complex, it functioned as the royal palace church until Ottoman conquest of Mystras and its conversion into an Islamic mosque. Hagia Sophia of Mystras was made back into a Christian church when Greece achieved independence during the early nineteenth century.