Location Kiev Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Ukraine | |
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The Old Cathedral of St. Sophia (Ukrainian: Собор Святої Софії, Latin: Sancta Sophia, Capitulo et Canonicis Cathedralis Ecclesiae Kioviencis ) also called Catholic Cathedral of St. Sophia is the name given to a Catholic cathedral that was in the city of Kiev, the capital of the European country of Ukraine. It was transformed into an Orthodox church and later demolished during the Soviet era. The current main Catholic cathedral is now dedicated to St. Nicholas.
It is the oldest and historical Latin cathedral in Kiev, the seat of the Bishop of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Kiev, which belonged from 1412 to the metropolis of Lviv.
It began as a wooden chapel burned down in the year 1017. A brick church was built only between 1614 and 1633. It was rebuilt in 1724.
In 1920 the church was closed to worship. Since 1930 this building was used as a warehouse for the Central Archives of Ukraine.