Churches · Sofia
Seven Saints Church, Sofia
Свети Седмочисленици
church building in Sofia, Bulgaria
- TypeChurches
- WhereSofia, Bulgaria
Photo: Plamen Agov (Пламен Агов) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
About Seven Saints Church, Sofia
The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (Bulgarian: църква „Свети Седмочисленици“, lit. 'Seven Apostles of Bulgarian Orthodox Church') and formerly the Black Mosque (Turkish: Kara Camii) is a Bulgarian Orthodox church, located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was established in 1547 as an Ottoman mosque, later converted into an Eastern Orthodox church, and was inaugurated on 27 July 1903. The church is dedicated in honour of Cyril and Methodius and their five disciples, known collectively in Eastern Orthodoxy as the Sedmochislenitsi.
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Good to know
- Built
- 1528
- Architect
- Mimar Sinan
- Official website
- svsedmochislenitsi.com
In Sofia
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