Saint Sophia Cathedral, Zhytomyr
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| Кафедральний собор св. Софії | |
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| Location | Zhytomyr |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Episcopal area | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr |
Saint Sophia Cathedral (Ukrainian: Кафедральний собор св. Софії) is a Catholic temple that serves as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine. The temple was built between 1746 and 1748 and was founded by Bishop Samuel Jan Ozga.
After a fire in 1768, the temple was converted into a building of three ships in the classical style. The church is now an eclectic building with a preserved Baroque interior. In Soviet times, was closed to the faithful for several years, the priests were arrested and sent to labor camps. Since 1991, after the fall of communism the cathedral was restored and enlarged.
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Ukraine
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Ukraine
- Buildings and structures in Zhytomyr
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1748
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Ukraine