Cathedral of Holy Wisdom

The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God, in , , is the cathedral church of the Metropolitan of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian Eparchy.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: Novgorod
  • Also known as: “Catedral de Santa Sofia de Novgorod”, “Cathedral of Saint Sophia, Novgorod”, “Cathedral of St. Sophia”, “Saint Sophia Cathedral”, “Sofiakathedraal (Novgorod)”, and “Sofijina katedrala”
  • Address: 15, Кремль, Великий Новгород

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monument Millennium of Russia and Novgorod Kremlin.

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The Millennium of Russia is a bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin. is situated 140 metres southwest of Cathedral of Holy Wisdom.

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The Novgorod Detinets, also known as the Novgorod… is situated 160 metres southwest of Cathedral of Holy Wisdom.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novgorod and Yaroslav’s Court.

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is one of the oldest cities in Russia.

Neighborhood
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Yaroslav's Court was a princely compound in the city of , Russia.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Cathedral of Holy Wisdom

Latitude
58.52212° or 58° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude
31.27672° or 31° 16′ 36″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Established
1045–1050
Open location code
9GCHG7CG+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27275126
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
12493189
Wiki­data ID
Q303756
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Cathedral of Holy Wisdom” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديسة صوفيا في نوفغورد”
  • Bashkir: “Изге София Соборы”
  • Basque: “Santa Sofia katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Сафійскі сабор, Ноўгарад”
  • Belarusian: “Сафійскі сабор”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Santa Sofia de Nóvgorod”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Santa Sofia”
  • Chechen: “Сийлахьчу Софиян килс (Сийлахь-йоккха Новгород)”
  • Chechen: “Сийлахьчу Софиян килс”
  • Chinese: “圣索菲亚主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖索菲亞教堂 (諾夫哥羅德)”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Sofije u Velikom Novgorodu”
  • Czech: “chrám svaté Sofie”
  • Czech: “Chrám svaté Sofie”
  • Dutch: “Sofiakathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسه صوفيا”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Sofio de Novgorod”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Sofian katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Novgorod”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Novgorod”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie”
  • Georgian: “ნოვგოროდის წმინდა სოფიას საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Sophienkathedrale”
  • Greek: “ναός της Αγίας Σοφίας στο Νόβγκοροντ”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת סופיה הקדושה (נובגורוד)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Szófia-székesegyház (Velikij Novgorod)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Szófia-székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santa Sofia, Novgorod”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Japanese: “聖ソフィア大聖堂”
  • Latin: “Sancta Sophia Novogardiensis”
  • Latin: “Sancta Sophia”
  • Macedonian: “Соборна црква „Света Софија“ - Велики Новгород”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Sofia-katedralen”
  • Norwegian: “St. Sofia-katedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت سوفیا، نووگورود”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت سوفیا”
  • Polish: “Sobór Mądrości Bożej w Nowogrodzie Wielkim”
  • Polish: “Sobór św. Sofii w Nowogrodzie Wielkim”
  • Russian: “Собо́р Свято́й Софи́и”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор”
  • Serbian: “Saborna crkva Svete Sofije u Velikom Novogorodu”
  • Serbian: “Sofijski sabor”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva sv. Sofije u Novgorodu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Saborna crkva svete Sofije u Velikom Novogorodu”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätej Sofie”
  • Slovenian: “Sofijina stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofía de Nóvgorod”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofía”
  • Tamil: “புனித சோபியா பேராலயம், நொவ்கொரொட்”
  • Tamil: “புனித சோபியா பேராலயம்”
  • Tatar: “Изге София Соборы”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійський собор (Новгород)”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійський собор”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Sofiakatedraal”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nerevsky End and Sophia Side.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Памятники Владычного двора and Касса новгородского музея-заповедника.

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