Russia
NW Russia
Novgorod Oblast

Cathedral of Holy Wisdom

The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God in , Russia, 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: “Cathedral of Saint Sophia, Novgorod”, “Cathedral of St. Sophia”, and “Saint Sophia Cathedral”
  • Address: 15, Кремль, Великий Новгород

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monument Millennium of Russia and Novgorod Kremlin.

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The Millennium of Russia is a bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin. It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, an event sometimes taken as a starting point of the history of Russian statehood. is situated 140 metres southwest of Cathedral of Holy Wisdom.

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The Novgorod Detinets, also known as the , is a fortified complex in , . It stands on the left bank of the Volkhov River about two miles north of where it empties out of Lake Ilmen. 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. It was first mentioned in the manuscripts as early as 859.

Neighborhood
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Yaroslav's Court was the princely compound in the city of Novgorod the Great. Today it is roughly the area around the Trade Mart, the , the Church of St.

Suburb
The is a historical district in , Russia, located on the right-bank of the Volkhov. It got its name from the Torg located on it.

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)
Inception
1045—1050
Open location code
9GCHG7CG+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27275126
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
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 (Novgorod)”
  • 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”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätej Sofie”
  • Slovenian: “Sofijina katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “Sofijina stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofia de Novgorod”
  • 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”

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