Place · Cathedral
St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
Neo-Byzantine cathedral of the Patriarch of Bulgaria, built in memory of the soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78.
- Location
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Building
- Cathedral (cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria)
- Tradition
- Bulgarian Orthodox
- Religious use
- In use as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria.
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Overview
One of the largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings, it was built as a memorial to the Russian soldiers who died in the war that ended Ottoman rule in Bulgaria, and is named after the Russian prince St Alexander Nevsky.
History
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- Documented
The foundation stone was laid in 1882, but most of the building was built between 1904 and 1912, to a design by Alexander Pomerantsev completed in 1898.
Sources
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Reference work · Read in a build session
Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia — Wikipedia (English)
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Reference work · Read in a build session
Wikidata item Q43282 (Alexander Nevsky Cathedral) — Wikidata
Read on 28 Oct 2026: instance of, religion, diocese, coordinates and official website.