Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod
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The Cathedral of St. Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, is the cathedral church of the Metropolitan of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian Eparchy.
View of the cathedral from the southeast
Inside the church is Our Lady of the Sign, an icon credited with saving Novgorod from Andrei Bogolyubsky's troops in 1170
An 11th-century fresco on the wall
The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in 1900
Veliky Novgorod
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Veliky Novgorod, also known simply as Novgorod (Новгород), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century. The city lies along the Volkhov River just downstream from its outflow from Lake Ilmen and is situated on the M10 federal highway connecting Moscow and Saint Petersburg. UNESCO recognized Novgorod as a World Heritage Site in 1992. The city has a population of 224,286 (2021 Census).
Novgorod Kremlin
Cathedral of St. Sophia, a symbol of the city and the main cathedral of the Novgorod Republic
Monastery of the Tithes is one of eight ancient monasteries of the old Russian state Novgorodian Rus'
12th-century Novgorod icon called The Angel with Golden Hair