Sweta Nedelja Cathedral
The Sveta Nedelja Cathedral ( Bulgarian катедрала Света Неделя ) is the cathedral of the Metropolitan (Archbishop) of Sofia of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the Bulgarian capital Sofia .
location
The Sveta Nedelya Cathedral is located near the Largo architectural complex in the center of Sofia in the square of the same name . Immediately to the east of the cathedral are the Sheraton Hotel Sofia, the Sweta Petka Samardschijska Church , the Sofia Central Department Store , the Banya Bashi Mosque and the Sofia Central Mineral Bath (built in 1913) with the Bad-Platz (площад Бански / Ploschtad Banski). To the west of the cathedral is the Theological Institute of St. Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia . The central building of the Bulbank is on the opposite side of the square .
history
The Sweta Nedelja Cathedral is a medieval church that has suffered multiple destruction and has been rebuilt several times. Below the cathedral and on the square in front of the Sheraton Hotel are the remains of the ancient Roman baths of Serdica (see Sofia Central Mineral Baths # History ).
In the late 19th and the first decades of the 20th century, the cathedral was also called the "Holy King" (Bulgarian Свети Крал / Sweti Kral) because the body of the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (1282-1321) was kept here . In 2007 the body was given over by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Sinod of Sofia as a sign of solidarity with the Serbian Orthodox Church . This handover can be interpreted as a more than friendly gesture, because Milutin is now also venerated as a saint in Bulgaria and his bones have the status of a relic . Today it rests again in the 2004 newly consecrated Banjska Monastery in northern Kosovo .
In 1925, communists bombed the Sveta Nedelya cathedral , killing 120 people and injuring 500.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Zarkowen westnik. The Sveta Nedelja Cathedral of Sofia by Christo Temelski
Coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′ 48.4 " N , 23 ° 19 ′ 17.6" E