St. Nedelya Church, Sofia
E1039764
St. Nedelya Church in Sofia is a historic Bulgarian Orthodox church renowned as a medieval royal burial site and a prominent religious landmark in Bulgaria’s capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Nedelya Church, Sofia canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church
ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of St. Kyriaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Sunday Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Sveta Nedelya Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Sveti Kral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | domed basilica ⓘ |
| burialSiteOf |
Serbian King Milutin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stefan Milutin of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Holy Sunday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Nedelya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1925 St. Nedelya Church assault ⓘ |
| floorPlan | cross-in-square ⓘ |
| function | cathedral church of the Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFrescoes | yes ⓘ |
| hasIconostasis | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument of national importance of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Bulgarian
ⓘ
Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkan Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia City Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia city centre ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vitosha Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St. Nedelya Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1925 St. Nedelya Church assault ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 16 April 1925 ⓘ |
| notableEventType | terrorist attack ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 1 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
liturgical services
ⓘ
worship ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter | 1925 St. Nedelya Church assault ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompletedIn | 1933 ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important symbol of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
major religious landmark in Sofia ⓘ |
| style | Neo-Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal burial church ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.