List of churches in Sofia

This is a list of Christian temples within the city limits of Sofia - the Bulgarian capital city. The city is the centre of the Sofia ecclesiastical district as well as a centre of the Sofia eparchy (diocese), part of The Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

Bulgarian Orthodox Churches

Temple name
(English)
Temple name
(Bulgarian)
LocationYear builtPhoto
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Катедрален храм Александър НевскиAlexander Nevsky Square
42°41′45″N 23°19′58″E / 42.69583°N 23.33278°E / 42.69583; 23.33278
1904-1912
Saint Andrew ChurchЦърква Свети АндрейOpalchenska Street, 112
42°42′35″N 23°18′51″E / 42.70972°N 23.31417°E / 42.70972; 23.31417
1926
Saint Boris ChurchЦърква Свети Цар Борис ІPheniks Street, Ovcha Kupel Quarter
42°41′17″N 23°14′53″E / 42.68806°N 23.24806°E / 42.68806; 23.24806
Boyana ChurchБоянска църкваBoyana Quarter
42°38′41″N 23°15′58″E / 42.64472°N 23.26611°E / 42.64472; 23.26611
11th century
Saint Clement of Ohrid ChurchЦърква Свети Климент ОхридскиJawaharlal Nehru Boulevard 1, Lyulin 6 Quarter
42°42′57″N 23°15′9″E / 42.71583°N 23.25250°E / 42.71583; 23.25250
Saints Constantine and Helena ChurchЦърква Свети Константин и ЕленаOdrin Street 91
42°42′7″N 23°18′15″E / 42.70194°N 23.30417°E / 42.70194; 23.30417
Saints Cyril and Methodius ChurchЦърква Св. св. Кирил и МетодийGeorge Washington Street 47
42°42′13″N 23°19′18″E / 42.70361°N 23.32167°E / 42.70361; 23.32167
Saints Cyril and Methodius ChurchЦърква Св. св. Кирил и МетодийTsaritsa Eleonora Street 6, Krasno Selo Quarter
42°40′31″N 23°16′51″E / 42.67528°N 23.28083°E / 42.67528; 23.28083
Saint Demetrius ChurchЦърква Свети ДимитърVasil Petleshkov Street 70, Hadzhi Dimitar Quarter
42°42′22″N 23°20′51″E / 42.70611°N 23.34750°E / 42.70611; 23.34750
Dormition of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Свето Успение БогородичноOtechestvo Street 3, Hipodruma Quarter
42°40′45″N 23°17′58″E / 42.67917°N 23.29944°E / 42.67917; 23.29944
Dormition of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Свето Успение БогородичноUchilishtna Street 8, Orlandovtsi Quarter
42°43′4″N 23°20′52″E / 42.71778°N 23.34778°E / 42.71778; 23.34778
Dormition of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Свето Успение БогородичноObelya Quarter
42°44′34″N 23°16′3″E / 42.74278°N 23.26750°E / 42.74278; 23.26750
Dormition of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Свето Успение БогородичноZavodska Street, Central Sofia Cemetery
42°42′47″N 23°20′0″E / 42.71306°N 23.33333°E / 42.71306; 23.33333
Saint Elijah ChurchЦърква Свети пророк ИлияTsar Boris III Boulevard 357, Knyazhevo Quarter
42°39′32″N 23°14′33″E / 42.65889°N 23.24250°E / 42.65889; 23.24250
Saint Elijah ChurchЦърква Свети пророк ИлияTsvetan Lazarov Boulevard, Druzhba 2 Quarter
42°39′17″N 23°23′59″E / 42.65472°N 23.39972°E / 42.65472; 23.39972
Saint Elijah ChurchЦърква Свети пророк ИлияIlientsi Quarter
42°45′8″N 23°18′27″E / 42.75222°N 23.30750°E / 42.75222; 23.30750
Saint George RotundaРотонда Свети ГеоргиKaloyan Street
42°41′49″N 23°19′22″E / 42.69694°N 23.32278°E / 42.69694; 23.32278
4th century
Saint George ChurchЦърква Свети ГеоргиPatriarch Evtimiy Boulevard, 90
42°41′23″N 23°18′58″E / 42.68972°N 23.31611°E / 42.68972; 23.31611
Saint George ChurchЦърква Свети ГеоргиSofiysko Pole Street, 18, Darvenitsa Quarter
42°39′11″N 23°21′54″E / 42.65306°N 23.36500°E / 42.65306; 23.36500
Saint George ChapelПараклис Свети ГеоргиGerena Sports Complex, Suha Reka Quarter
42°42′16″N 23°21′44″E / 42.70444°N 23.36222°E / 42.70444; 23.36222
Saint George ChurchЦърква Свети ГеоргиSuhodol Quarter
42°41′48″N 23°13′22″E / 42.69667°N 23.22278°E / 42.69667; 23.22278
Saint George ChurchЦърква Свети ГеоргиGorublyane Quarter
42°37′35″N 23°24′28″E / 42.62639°N 23.40778°E / 42.62639; 23.40778
Intercession of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Покров БогородиченG.D. Zografina Street
42°41′34″N 23°18′28″E / 42.69278°N 23.30778°E / 42.69278; 23.30778
Saint John of Rila ChurchЦърква Свети Йоан РилскиSofia Seminary
42°40′34″N 23°20′14″E / 42.67611°N 23.33722°E / 42.67611; 23.33722
1902-1904
Saint Menas ChurchЦърква Свети МинаThe Old church street 28, Modern Suburb Quarter
42°43′32″N 23°16′29″E / 42.72556°N 23.27472°E / 42.72556; 23.27472
Saint Menas ChurchЦърква Свети МинаCherni Vrah Boulevard, Lozenets Quarter
42°40′18″N 23°19′14″E / 42.67167°N 23.32056°E / 42.67167; 23.32056
Saint Michael the Archangel ChurchЦърква Свети Архангел МихаилSimeonovo Quarter
42°36′42″N 23°20′25″E / 42.61167°N 23.34028°E / 42.61167; 23.34028
Holy Mother of God ChurchЦърква Света БогородицаPoduene Quarter
42°42′3″N 23°21′9″E / 42.70083°N 23.35250°E / 42.70083; 23.35250
Nativity of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Рождество на Пресвета БогородицаBalkandzhi Yovo Street 18, Lagera Quarter
42°40′55″N 23°17′16″E / 42.68194°N 23.28778°E / 42.68194; 23.28778
Nativity of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Рождество на Пресвета БогородицаFilipovtsi Quarter
42°43′9″N 23°13′14″E / 42.71917°N 23.22056°E / 42.71917; 23.22056
Saint Naum of Ohrid ChurchЦърква Свети Наум ОхридскиDruzhba I Quarter
42°39′55″N 23°24′10″E / 42.66528°N 23.40278°E / 42.66528; 23.40278
Saint Nedelya ChurchЦърква Света НеделяSaint Nedelya Square
42°41′48″N 23°19′17″E / 42.69667°N 23.32139°E / 42.69667; 23.32139
10th century
1927-1933
(1856-1898)
Saint Nicholas Mirlikiyski ChurchЦърква Свети Николай МирликийскиKaloyan Street, 8
42°41′45″N 23°19′22″E / 42.69583°N 23.32278°E / 42.69583; 23.32278
13th century
Saint Nicholas Mirlikiyski ChurchЦърква Свети Николай МирликийскиUral Street 2, Gorna Banya Quarter
42°40′38″N 23°14′19″E / 42.67722°N 23.23861°E / 42.67722; 23.23861
1880
Saint Nicholas Sofiyski ChurchЦърква Свети Николай СофийскиPirotska Street, 76
42°42′6″N 23°18′36″E / 42.70167°N 23.31000°E / 42.70167; 23.31000
1900
Saint Nicholas ChurchЦърква Свети Николай T. Velev Street 11, Vrabnitsa Quarter
42°44′23″N 23°17′28″E / 42.73972°N 23.29111°E / 42.73972; 23.29111
Saint Nicholas ChurchЦърква Свети Николай Vrazhdebna Quarter
42°42′49″N 23°24′51″E / 42.71361°N 23.41417°E / 42.71361; 23.41417
Saint Paisius of Hilendar ChurchЦърква Свети Паисий ХилендарскиGyueshevo Street 63, Serdika Quarter
42°41′35″N 23°17′53″E / 42.69306°N 23.29806°E / 42.69306; 23.29806
Saint Panteleimon ChurchЦърква Свети ПантелеймонDesislava Street 4, Boyana Quarter
42°38′54″N 23°15′41″E / 42.64833°N 23.26139°E / 42.64833; 23.26139
Saint Paraskeva ChurchЦърква Света ПараскеваGeorgi S. Rakovski Street, 58
42°41′5″N 23°19′44″E / 42.68472°N 23.32889°E / 42.68472; 23.32889
1930
Saints Peter and Paul ChurchЦърква Свети апостоли Петър и ПавелDoctor Kalinkov Street 27
42°41′51″N 23°17′45″E / 42.69750°N 23.29583°E / 42.69750; 23.29583
Presentation of the Mother of God ChurchЦърква Въведение БогородичноDruzhba Quarter
42°39′45″N 23°24′1″E / 42.66250°N 23.40028°E / 42.66250; 23.40028
Saint Petka of the Saddlers ChurchЦърква Света Петка Самарджийска Marie Louise Boulevard, 2
42°41′52″N 23°19′20″E / 42.69778°N 23.32222°E / 42.69778; 23.32222
16th century
Saint Petka ChurchЦърква Света Петка Kaloyan Street 9
42°41′47″N 23°19′21″E / 42.69639°N 23.32250°E / 42.69639; 23.32250
1241
Saint Petka ChurchЦърква Света Петка Mara Buneva Street 104, Orlandovtsi Quarter
42°43′36″N 23°20′42″E / 42.72667°N 23.34500°E / 42.72667; 23.34500
Holy Resurrection ChurchЦърква Свето Възкресение Господне Vazkresenie Boulevard, 62, Krasna Polyana Quarter
42°41′47″N 23°17′0″E / 42.69639°N 23.28333°E / 42.69639; 23.28333
Saints Sedmochislenitsi ChurchЦърква Свети СедмочисленициGraf Ignatiev Street, 25
42°41′24″N 23°19′39″E / 42.69000°N 23.32750°E / 42.69000; 23.32750
1901-1902
Saint Sofia ChurchЦърква Света София Paris Street, 2
42°41′48″N 23°19′53″E / 42.69667°N 23.33139°E / 42.69667; 23.33139
6th century
Church of the Holy SpiritЦърква Свети ДухAvksentiy Veleshki Street 32, Nadezhda Quarter
42°43′39″N 23°18′18″E / 42.72750°N 23.30500°E / 42.72750; 23.30500
Transfiguration of Jesus ChurchЦърква Свето Преображение Господне Ralitsa Street 2, Lozenets Quarter
42°40′58″N 23°19′26″E / 42.68278°N 23.32389°E / 42.68278; 23.32389
Holy Trinity ChurchЦърква Света ТроицаKonstantin Velichkov Boulevard 28, Razsadnika Quarter
42°42′16″N 23°17′52″E / 42.70444°N 23.29778°E / 42.70444; 23.29778
Holy Trinity ChurchЦърква Света ТроицаManastirska Street, Geo Milev Quarter
42°41′5″N 23°21′51″E / 42.68472°N 23.36417°E / 42.68472; 23.36417
Holy Trinity ChurchЦърква Света ТроицаBela Dona Street, Dragalevtsi Quarter
42°37′48″N 23°18′35″E / 42.63000°N 23.30972°E / 42.63000; 23.30972

Other Christian Temples

Temple name
(English)
Temple name
(Bulgarian)
LocationYear builtNotesPhoto
Saint Joseph Cathedral Катедрала Свети Йосиф Todor Aleksandrov Boulevard
42°41′55″N 23°19′11″E / 42.69861°N 23.31972°E / 42.69861; 23.31972
2002-2006Roman Catholic
Saint Nicholas the Miracle-Maker ChurchРуска църква Свети Николай ЧудотворецTsar Osvoboditel Boulevard
42°41′44″N 23°19′44″E / 42.69556°N 23.32889°E / 42.69556; 23.32889
1907-1914Russian Orthodox Church
Holy Trinity ChurchЦърква Света Троица Knyaz Boris I Street, 152
42°41′59″N 23°19′12″E / 42.69972°N 23.32000°E / 42.69972; 23.32000
Romanian Orthodox Church
First Evangelical Church Първа Евангелистка църква Solunska Street
42°41′35″N 23°19′2″E / 42.69306°N 23.31722°E / 42.69306; 23.31722
Evangelical church

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