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Three visions of this figure, including one in the British Museum and one in the desert outside Cairo, inspired the poet-mystic who delivered some Lectures on Divine Humanity. Early Christians preferred the translation “possessed” rather than “created” in a verse about this figure because they identified this figure with Christ. A controversial branch of theology named for this figure was pioneered by Pavel Florensky, Sergius (*) Bulgakov (“bul-GAH-kov”), and (10[1])Vladimir Solovyov. According to legend, Vladimir the Great converted to Christianity after his emissaries witnessed the Divine Liturgy in a church named for this figure. “The Lord created (10[1])[this figure] at the beginning of his work” according to the Book of Proverbs, which portrays this figure as a beautiful woman. For 10 points, (10[1])name this personification of a divine attribute who names the former Byzantine cathedral in Constantinople. ■END■

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