St Joseph

The Cathedral of St Joseph is a Latin Catholic cathedral in , the capital of . It is the co-cathedral of the Latin Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia”
  • Address: Княз Борис I 146, София, 1301

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banya Bashi Mosque and Sofia Synagogue.

Mosque
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is a Sunni Islamic in , . is situated 240 metres east of St Joseph.

Synagogue
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The is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , . Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in , and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria. is situated 190 metres northeast of St Joseph.

Museum
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The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological in the centre of , the capital of . It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii. is situated 470 metres southeast of St Joseph.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

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is the capital and largest city of , with about 2 million citizens. It is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches, including the grand Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval frescos of Boyana Church.

Locality
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The is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central , the capital of . It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of St Joseph.

St Joseph

Latitude
42.69874° or 42° 41′ 56″ north
Longitude
23.31978° or 23° 19′ 11″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q598811
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“St Joseph” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Յոսիֆ տաճար (Սոֆիա)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Յոսիֆ տաճար”
  • Bulgarian: “Катедрала „Св. Йосиф”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Йосиф”
  • Chinese: “聖若瑟主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Josipa u Sofiji”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Josefa”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jozefkathedraal (Sofia)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Jozefkathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوسف صوفيا”
  • German: “Kathedrale St. Josef”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Sofia”
  • Indonesian: “Konkatedral Sofia”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
  • Italian: “Concattedrale di San Giuseppe”
  • Italian: “San Giuseppe”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јосиф”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Józefa w Sofii”
  • Polish: “św. Józefa”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иосифа (София)”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иосифа”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Jose”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San José”
  • Spanish: “Concatedral de San José”

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