Saint Sophia Cathedral

Saint Sophia Cathedral is the oldest surviving building in the city of and the main church of the Vologda Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: cathedral in Vologda, Russia
  • Also known as: “Saint Sophia Cathedral, Vologda”
  • Address: улица Сергея Орлова 15, Вологда

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shalamov’s house and Vologda Kremlin.

Museum
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is a museum.

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Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vologda and Byvalovo.

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is a city in . It is part of the Silver Ring of cultural and historical centers of Northwestern Russia.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Hamlet
is a rural locality in Semyonkovskoye Rural Settlement, , , Russia. The population was 9 as of 2002. is situated 5 km north of Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Saint Sophia Cathedral

Latitude
59.2244° or 59° 13′ 28″ north
Longitude
39.88242° or 39° 52′ 57″ east
Inception
1568—1570
Levels
4
Open location code
9GFX6VFJ+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1635756
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Saint Sophia Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sofiakathedraal (Vologda)”
  • Dutch: “Sofiakathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسه صوفيا”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Sofio”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Vologda”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Vologda”
  • German: “Sophienkathedrale”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Sofia”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор в Вологде”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica svete Sofije v Vologdi”

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