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 The Russian Church by hekate
The roof is covered with green majolica tiles and crowned with five gold-plated onion domes. The exterior recently was renovated by the Moscow Patriarchate, which provided the gold.
The frescoes were painted in the style of the Novgorod icon school.
More popular than the church itself is the crypt, accessed to the left of the main entrance. Here lies the tomb of the former Bishop Serafin, who died in 1950. Locals come here is droves to post hand-written messages into a box, standing to the right of the tomb. Although Serafin was never canonised, he is revered as a saint and believed to make prayers and wishes come true.
Open:
Daily 07.30 - 18.00 h
Services:
Saturday 09.00 and 17.00 h, Sunday 09.00 h.
Price:
Free of charge.
Duration:
Depends on you. Leave a Comment Directions: - city centre - on the Tsar Osvboditel and Rakovski Blvd. crossing
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 Orthodox Church by shiran_d
Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas and the Church of St. Sofia.
Great place, one got to see it Leave a Comment
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This church was built at the end of 19th century. The church was built on a plot of the Russian Embassy for the needs of the Russian emigrants in the capital. The five small domes are made of gold (the central one is 19m high), and the bells were donated by the Russian King Nikolay II.
Concerning the architecture of the Russian Church, the temple was built in the tradition of Russian church architecture of 19th century-by reserved old Russian elements-the so-called "bulbs" (dome) in combination with traditional old Russian mosaics and woodcarvings, and it has the features of the modern architecture and painting.
Here you can see a picture of the church Leave a Comment Directions: city center
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 by bijo69Leave a Comment Directions: city center
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Lots of beautiful (orthodox) churches around
St Nikolai, is one of the most well known and visited as you can understand from these pix
you will recognize the typical Russian style Leave a Comment Directions: city center
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 by globetrott
is the most beautiful russian church in Sofia. A big dome is surrounded by 4 smaller domes, each covered with a golden roof-top. Leave a Comment
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 by Niablue
Did you know that?
Numerous people come form all over the country with little sheets of paper on which they have written their whishes they want to come true. The church keeps the relics of a Christian saint and there is a special room next to the church where people put their written wishes and they pray that the saint will help them. You may found this useless, but believe me bulgarian history is a real example of how Faith helped Bulgarians go through lots of hard times. And sometimes the only thing a person needs to be strong is just a little courage and a little faith. Leave a Comment Directions: On the corner of 'Tsar Osvoboditel' Blvd. and 'Rakovski' St.
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