Church of Hagia Sophia (Mystras)

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The Church of Hagia Sophia in Mystras is a prominent Byzantine church within the fortified medieval town of Mystras in Greece, renowned for its architecture and surviving frescoes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church
Eastern Orthodox church building
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
associatedWith Byzantine Empire
Despots of the Morea
category Byzantine church buildings in Greece
Churches in Laconia
World Heritage Sites in Greece
country Greece
dedicatedTo Hagia Sophia
Holy Wisdom
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
era Late Byzantine period
governingBody Hellenic Ministry of Culture
hasArtStyle Palaeologan Renaissance (Byzantine art)
hasConservationStatus restored
hasFeature Byzantine icons
dome
frescoed interior
narthex
nave
hasType cross-in-square church (likely)
heritageDesignation Archaeological Site of Mystras
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus protected monument of Greece
locatedIn Despotate of the Morea (historical)
Greece
Laconia
Mystras
Peloponnese
locatedNear Sparta
material stone
notableFor Byzantine architecture
Byzantine wall paintings
surviving frescoes
openToPublic yes
partOf Archaeological Site of Mystras
Mystras archaeological complex
fortified medieval town of Mystras
linked to: Mystras
region Peloponnese Region
linked to: Peloponnese
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
touristAttraction yes
usedAs monastic katholikon (historical)
usedFor Christian worship (historical)
cultural tourism
heritage education

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Mystras notableBuilding Church of Hagia Sophia (Mystras)
Μυστράς hasPart Αγία Σοφία Μυστρά
linked to: Church of Hagia Sophia (Mystras)