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Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem issues statement on Hagia Sophia

st andrewOn Wednesday, July 8, 2020, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem stated the following regarding the keeping of the status of the Church of Hagia Sophia:   It is with utmost seriousness that We express Our concern over recent calls from members of the Turkish government to alter the current status of the Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque.

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