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Saint Sophia Cathedral

The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom was a cathedral in that was built by Prince Vseslav Briacheslavich between 1044 and 1066. It stands at the confluence of the Polota River and the Western Dvina River on the eastern side of the city and is probably the oldest church in Belarus.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: cathedral in Polotsk, Belarus
  • Also known as: “Saint Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk” and “Saint Sophia Cathedral, Polotsk”
  • Address: Замкавая вуліца 1

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boris stone and Museum of the History of Architecture of St. Sophia Cathedral.

Stone
Boris Stones, also called Dvina Stones, are seven medieval artifacts erected along the bank of the Western Dvina between and Drissa, . They probably predate Christianity in the area, but were inscribed in the 12th century with text and an image of Christ.

Museum
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Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 290 metres southeast of Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nižni zamak and Zapaloccie.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Иван Бай, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Photo: Jurasikt, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in , in . First mentioned in 862, it is the oldest city in Belarus. Now it is a city of local importance with 83,000 inhabitants and with considerable architectural heritage from the times of old Rus and later periods.

Saint Sophia Cathedral

Latitude
55.48628° or 55° 29′ 11″ north
Longitude
28.75859° or 28° 45′ 31″ east
Inception
1750
Levels
1
Open location code
9G7CFQP5+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 502489243
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2465016
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Saint Sophia Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սոֆիայի վանք (Պոլոցկ)”
  • Armenian: “Սոֆիայի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Sofiya kafedralı (Polotsk)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Sofiya kafedralı”
  • Belarusian: “Полацкі Сафійскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Сафійскі збор”
  • Belarusian: “Сафійскі сабор (Полацак)”
  • Belarusian: “Сафійскі сабор”
  • Bulgarian: “Света София (Полоцк)”
  • Bulgarian: “Света София”
  • Chinese: “聖索菲亞大教堂”
  • Czech: “katedrála sv. Žofie v Polocku”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسه صوفيا فى بولوتسك”
  • Estonian: “Połacki Püha Sofia katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Sofian katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Polotsk”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Polotsk”
  • German: “Sophienkathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός της Αγίας Σοφίας του Πολότσκ”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός της Αγίας Σοφίας στο Πολότσκ”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Szófia-székesegyház”
  • Japanese: “聖ソフィア大聖堂”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Sanctae Sophiae Polotiensis”
  • Latvian: “Svētās Sofijas katedrāle (Polocka)”
  • Latvian: “Svētās Sofijas katedrāle”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Света Софија (Полоцк)”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Света Софија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Sofia-katedralen”
  • Norwegian: “St. Sofia-katedralen”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Zofii w Połocku”
  • Polish: “Sobór św. Zofii w Połocku”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор”
  • Russian: “Софийский Собор”
  • Serbian: “Софијски сабор (Полоцк)”
  • Serbian: “Софијски сабор”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofía (Polotsk)”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofia”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Sofía”
  • Tatar: “Изге София соборы”
  • Turkish: “Ayasofya Katedrali (Polotsk)”
  • Turkish: “Ayasofya Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Полоцький Софійський собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Софійський собор”

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