dec 5, 878 - Apse Mosaic Hagia Sophia
Description:
867Constantinople
9th century program to add figural mosaics to Hagia Sophia. Patriarch Photius gave homily at the rededication: "Seest thou of what beauty was the face of the Church bereft? Of what splendor it was deprived? Over what graces did gloomy dejection prevail?"
New title of Meter Theou emphasizes maternal role reflected in images
terms: Patriarch Photius, Meter Theou
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Date:
dec 5, 878
Now
~ 1147 years ago