Talk:Saint Sophia Cathedral, Sydney

Name of the article

User:Rangasyd started the article as Saint Sophia Cathedral, Sydney and subsequently renamed (moved) it to Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Sydney. I suggest the original name was better. The Cathedral isn't dedicated to a person called Saint Sophia, it is dedicated to Holy Wisdom, like the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. "Saint Sophia" is from Sancta Sophia, which is a Latinisation of the Koine Greek Hagia Sophia, meaning Holy Wisdom. Please see the first sentence in the Hagia Sophia article. Can the article be moved back to Saint Sophia Cathedral, Sydney? -- Frans Fowler (talk) 23:11, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

@Frans Fowler: It's not about the "...original name was better..." The policy of naming English articles in Wikipedia is conveyed at WP:NATURALNESS; that is, using a name that most readers/editors will commonly recognise. Most Christian and Orthodox churches are dedicated to a saint, hence possessive ownership is implied through the use of an apostrophe. However, I note that in this case, the dedication to Holy Wisdom (in its various forms of Koine Greek, Latin, and transliteration) is non-possessive and, as a result, there should not be an apostrophe. I have restored the article as Saint Sophia Cathedral, Sydney. I have added the dedication to the infobox, which is crucial in understanding why an apostrophe does not apply. A redirect has been applied at Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Sydney. The WP:COMMONS article has not been changed, as it requires some work. I will get to that later. Cheers. Rangasyd (talk) 12:58, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

@Rangasyd: That's better, thanks. Frans Fowler (talk) 16:04, 13 October 2020 (UTC)