Sophia (wisdom)
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Sophia, or Sofia is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, and Gnosticism. Originally carrying a meaning of 'cleverness, skill', the later meaning of the term, 'sound judgem
Personification of Wisdom (Koine Greek: Σοφία, Sophía) at the Library of Celsus in Ephesus (second century)
Icon of Divine Wisdom (София Премудрость Божия) from St George Church in Vologda (16th century)
Reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia basilica in Istanbul (section)
"Wisdom hath built her house" (Премудрость созда Себе дом, Novgorod, 16th century)
Personification of wisdom
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The personification of wisdom, typically as a righteous woman, is a motif found in religious and philosophical texts, most notably in the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish and Chri
Sophia (wisdom)
…significantly shaped by the term philosophía ('love of wisdom') as used by Plato. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, the feminine personification of divine wisdom as Holy Wisdom (Ἁγία Σοφία, Hagía Sophía) can refer either to Jesus Christ the Word of God (as in the dedication of the church of Hagia…
Wisdom personified as a woman depicted behind King Solomon as he speaks with Ben Sira
Icon depicting Holy Wisdom as feminine angelic figure with red wings, from the Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow (15th century)