List of churches in Sofia

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This is a list of Christian churches 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.

Temple name
(English)		Temple name
(Bulgarian)		LocationYear builtPhoto
Awakening Church, SofiaМодерна протестантска църква, Църква Пробужданеulitsa Varbitsa 12
42°41′44″N 23°20′37″E / 42.6954631°N 23.3437113°E / 42.6954631; 23.3437113		13 December 2015
Alexander Nevsky CathedralКатедрален храм-паметник Александър НевскиAlexander Nevsky Square
42°41′45″N 23°19′58″E / 42.69583°N 23.33278°E / 42.69583; 23.33278		1882-1912 [1]
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 [2]
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		during 20th century [3]
Boyana ChurchБоянска църкваBoyana Quarter
42°38′41″N 23°15′58″E / 42.64472°N 23.26611°E / 42.64472; 23.26611		10th - 13th - 19th century [4]
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		1999 [5]
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		1897 г. – 10.05.1909 [6]
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		1923 [7]
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		1922/1956 [8]
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		1929 [9]
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		1905[10]
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		1925 – 1927 [11]
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		1885 [12]
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		1888 – 1893 (20.07.1888 – 20.07.1893) [13]
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		1995[14]
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		12th or 16th century[15]
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		1899 – 1909
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		1885 – 1886 [16]
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		2003 – 2015[17]
Saint George ChurchЦърква Свети ГеоргиSuhodol Quarter
42°41′48″N 23°13′22″E / 42.69667°N 23.22278°E / 42.69667; 23.22278		1958 [18]
Saint George ChurchЦърква Свети ГеоргиGorublyane Quarter
42°37′35″N 23°24′28″E / 42.62639°N 23.40778°E / 42.62639; 23.40778		1858 – 1975 [19]
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 [20][21][22]
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		1938 [23]
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		1996 [24]
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		1918 [25]
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		1881 – 1882[26]
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		after 1930 [27]
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		2002 [28]
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 ( 1263 -1950)
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 - 1882 [29]
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		1896 – 1900 [30]
Saint Nicholas ChurchЦърква Свети НиколайT. Velev Street 11, Vrabnitsa Quarter
42°44′23″N 23°17′28″E / 42.73972°N 23.29111°E / 42.73972; 23.29111		1922 – 1925[31]
Saint Nicholas ChurchЦърква Свети НиколайVrazhdebna Quarter
42°42′49″N 23°24′51″E / 42.71361°N 23.41417°E / 42.71361; 23.41417		1886 [32]
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		1950 – 1952 [33]
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		1922 - 1930[34]
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		1928 – 1932 [35][36]
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 СамарджийскаMarie Louise Boulevard, 2
42°41′52″N 23°19′20″E / 42.69778°N 23.32222°E / 42.69778; 23.32222		11 - 16th century [37]
Saint Petka ChurchЦърква Света ПеткаKaloyan Street 9
42°41′47″N 23°19′21″E / 42.69639°N 23.32250°E / 42.69639; 23.32250		13th century (1241 - 1257) [38]
Saint Petka ChurchЦърква Света ПеткаMara Buneva Street 104, Orlandovtsi Quarter
42°43′36″N 23°20′42″E / 42.72667°N 23.34500°E / 42.72667; 23.34500		1885 [39]
Holy Resurrection ChurchЦърква Свето Възкресение ГосподнеVazkresenie Boulevard, 62, Krasna Polyana Quarter
42°41′47″N 23°17′0″E / 42.69639°N 23.28333°E / 42.69639; 23.28333		1922 – 1927 [40][41]
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		1528 - 1901-1902 [42][43]
Saint Sofia ChurchЦърква Света СофияParis Street, 2
42°41′48″N 23°19′53″E / 42.69667°N 23.33139°E / 42.69667; 23.33139		4th - 6th century [44]
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		1932 [45]
Transfiguration of Jesus ChurchЦърква Свето Преображение ГосподнеRalitsa Street 2, Lozenets Quarter
42°40′58″N 23°19′26″E / 42.68278°N 23.32389°E / 42.68278; 23.32389		1928 – 1945 [46][47]
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		1927 – 1928 [48]
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		1943 [49]
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		1893 – 1898 [50]

Other Christian Temples

Temple name
(English)		Temple name
(Bulgarian)		LocationYear builtNotesPhoto
Saint Joseph CathedralКатедрала Свети ЙосифTodor 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 ТроицаKnyaz Boris I Street, 152
42°41′59″N 23°19′12″E / 42.69972°N 23.32000°E / 42.69972; 23.32000		1905 – 1908 [51][52]Romanian Orthodox Church
First Evangelical ChurchПърва Евангелска църкваSolunska Street
42°41′35″N 23°19′2″E / 42.69306°N 23.31722°E / 42.69306; 23.31722		1888 – 17.09.1889 [53]Evangelical church

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