Kisha e Shën Sofisë
Kisha e Shën Sofisë is a church in Berat, Southeastern Albania. Kisha e Shën Sofisë is situated nearby to the church Dormition Cathedral, as well as near the building House of Cac Dollani.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Onufri Iconographic Museum and Berat Castle.
Onufri Iconographic Museum
Museum
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Onufri Iconographic Museum is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania. The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the castle quarter Berat.
Berat Castle
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. Berat Castle is situated 170 metres south of Kisha e Shën Sofisë.
Dormition Cathedral
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dormition Cathedral is an Albanian Orthodox church in Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. It has been a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1948. Since 1986, the Onufri Museum of Icons is located in the church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.
Dushnik
Village
Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Dushnik is situated 2½ km north of Kisha e Shën Sofisë.
Orizaj
Village
Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Orizaj is situated 3½ km north of Kisha e Shën Sofisë.
Ullinjas
Village
Ullinjas is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name. Ullinjas is situated 4½ km northeast of Kisha e Shën Sofisë.
Kisha e Shën Sofisë
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.70959° or 40° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
19.94548° or 19° 56′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8FGXPW5W+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 234491941OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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