Saint Sofia Church

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Christian church architectural monument early Byzantine basilica historical monument

Saint Sofia Church is an early Byzantine Christian basilica in Bulgaria’s capital that gave the city its name and is one of its most important historical and architectural monuments.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Sofia Church canonical	3
Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom)	1
St. Sofia Church	1
Света София	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian church ⓘ architectural monument ⓘ early Byzantine basilica ⓘ historical monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Byzantine architecture ⓘ Early Christian basilica ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Early Byzantine period ⓘ
builtOnTopOf	Roman necropolis ⓘ earlier Christian churches ⓘ
cityNameEtymology	Sofia was named after Saint Sofia Church ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Bulgaria ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important symbol in the historical development of Sofia ⓘ key monument of early Christian architecture in the Balkans ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
floorPlanType	basilica ⓘ
function	place of Christian worship ⓘ
gaveNameTo	Sofia ⓘ surface form: city of Sofia
hasArchaeologicalSite	remains of Roman-era graves beneath the church ⓘ remains of earlier church buildings beneath the current structure ⓘ
hasFeature	brick construction typical of early Byzantine churches ⓘ subterranean archaeological remains ⓘ three-aisled basilica layout ⓘ
hasNameInBulgarian	Saint Sofia Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Света София
hasNameInEnglish	Saint Sofia Church self-link ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark	St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia ⓘ surface form: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Sofia) Monument to the Unknown Soldier (Sofia) ⓘ National Assembly building, Sofia ⓘ surface form: National Assembly of Bulgaria building
heritageDesignation	cultural monument of national importance in Bulgaria ⓘ
heritageStatus	one of the most important architectural monuments in Sofia ⓘ one of the most important historical monuments in Sofia ⓘ
importanceForCityIdentity	symbol of Sofia ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Orthodox Christian services ⓘ
locatedIn	Bulgaria’s capital ⓘ Sofia ⓘ Sofia City Province ⓘ Sofia ⓘ surface form: Sofia Municipality
namedAfter	Hagia Sophia ⓘ surface form: Hagia Sophia (concept of Divine Wisdom) Holy Wisdom ⓘ
region	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Balkan Peninsula
religion	Christianity ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major tourist site in Sofia ⓘ
usedAs	Christian basilica ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sofia → hasLandmark → Saint Sofia Church ⓘ

Novgorod Republic → patronSaint → Saint Sofia Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom)

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral → near → Saint Sofia Church ⓘ

Saint Sofia Church → hasNameInBulgarian → Saint Sofia Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Света София

Saint Sofia Church → hasNameInEnglish → Saint Sofia Church self-link ⓘ

Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky → near → Saint Sofia Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Sofia Church