Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral was founded as a church in 1904 to serve the Greek Orthodox residents of the District of Columbia. In 1962, the church was elevated to a cathedral under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of America in New York City and serves as his cathedral in Washington.Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
- Email: office@saintsophiadc.com
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Greek Orthodox cathedral in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Saint Sophia Cathedral, Washington, DC” and “Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral”
- Address: 2815 36th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Number One Observatory Circle and St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". Number One Observatory Circle is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Saint Sophia Cathedral.
St. Nicholas Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, D.C., is the primatial cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America and the seat of Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America. St. Nicholas Cathedral is situated 990 feet southeast of Saint Sophia Cathedral.
Bryce Park
Park
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Bryce Park is an urban triangle park located in the District of Columbia neighborhood of Cathedral Heights; formed by the intersection of Massachusetts Ave, Wisconsin Ave. and Garfield St, NW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Cathedral Heights.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin Avenue.
Cathedral Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathedral Heights is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, the neighborhood has a commercial corridor of shops and restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.
Saint Sophia Cathedral
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92723° or 38° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
-77.07043° or 77° 4′ 14″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
87C4WWGH+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 67829272OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Saint Sophia Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣索菲亚主教座堂”
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