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St. Sophia Cathedral

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St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral
Phone:
+380 412 474 928

Address:
Zamkova Square, 2, Zhytomyr, Zhytomyrs'ka oblast, Ukraine, 10000

Saint Sophia's Cathedral is a Catholic temple that serves as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine. The temple was built between 1746 and 1748 and was founded by Bishop Samuel Jan Ozga. After a fire in 1768, the temple was converted into a building of three ships in the classical style. The church is now an eclectic building with a preserved Baroque interior. In Soviet times, was closed to the faithful for several years, the priests were arrested and sent to labor camps. Since 1991, after the fall of communism the cathedral was restored and enlarged.
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