Bulgaria
Sofia-grad
Municipality of the Capital

Seven Saints Church

The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church and formerly the Black Mosque is a Bulgarian Orthodox church, located in , the capital of . It was established in 1547 as an Ottoman , later converted into an Orthodox church, and was inaugurated on 27 July 1903.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Seven Saints Church, Sofia” and “Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ivan Vazov National Theatre and Vasil Levski National Stadium.

Theater building
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The is 's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of , the capital of Bulgaria. is situated 480 metres north of Seven Saints Church.

Stadium
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, named after national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski, is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of , on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina. is situated 680 metres southeast of Seven Saints Church.

Church
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St. is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in , the capital of . Built in the Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world. is situated 780 metres northeast of Seven Saints Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.

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.

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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.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Seven Saints Church

Latitude
42.68995° or 42° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude
23.3276° or 23° 19′ 39″ east
Elevation
571 metres (1,873 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5M8QH+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69178442
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12746959
Wiki­data ID
Q2989415
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Seven Saints Church” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Седмочисленици”
  • Bulgarian: “Църква „Свети Седмочисленици“”
  • Bulgarian: “Черна джамия”
  • Bulgarian: “Черната джамия”
  • Chinese: “七聖人教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسين السبعه”
  • French: “église des Sept-Saints”
  • French: “Église des Sept-Saints”
  • Fulah: “Seven Saints Church, Sofia”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία των Επτά Αγίων (Σόφια)”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית שבעת הקדושים”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei sette santi”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei sette santi”
  • Japanese: “ソフィアの七聖人教会”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Седмочисленици”
  • Malay: “Gereja Tujuh Orang Suci, Sofia”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Siedmoczislenników w Sofii”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Świętych Siedmoczislenników w Sofii”
  • Romanian: “Biserica celor Șapte Sfinți din Sofia”
  • Romanian: “Sveti Sedmocisleniți”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святых Седьмочисленников”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святых Семичисленников”
  • Russian: “Чёрная мечеть”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätých Sedmopočetníkov”
  • Turkish: “Bosnalı Mehmed Paşa Camii”
  • Turkish: “Kara Cami”
  • Turkish: “Kara Camii”
  • Turkish: “Sveti Sadmoçilannitsi Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church”
  • Turkish: “Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Yedi Azizler Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святих Сьомочисельників”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святих Сьомочисельників”

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