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Under cross is the icon of Mary (mother of Jesus), given by Patriarch Maxim at the dedication of the temple. On both sides of presbytery are two statues, the patron of St. Joseph Cathedral and Capuchin patron St. Francis of Assisi. On the right side of the entrance is the icon of God's Mercy with the inscription: "Jesus, I trust to thee."
The Sofia Zoo was founded in 1888, has an area of 230,000 m 2 and, houses 1,113 animals representing 244 species. Lion's Bridge: Lavov Most is a bridge over the Vladaya River in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, built 1889–1891 by Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří. Eagle's Bridge
The Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Holy Wisdom) is a church located in Thessaloniki, Greece.With its current structure dating from the 7th century, it is one of the oldest churches in the city still standing today.
The Saint Sofia Church stands in the middle of an ancient necropolis and many tombs have been unearthed both under and near the church. Some of the tombs even feature frescoes. Because Saint Sophia represents Holy Wisdom , icons within the church depict Sophia as Christ Emmanuel , a young figure of Christ seated on a rainbow.
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.
The extensive lot was bought by Tsar Ferdinand I in 1898 [2] and was situated just outside Sofia whereas nowadays is inside the city proper. There is a large park and two buildings, the first one built in 1904 as a two-story hunting lodge commissioned to Georgi Fingov , and the second constructed mainly between 1909 and 1914 as a palace.
A related but highly divergent type is known as "Wisdom hath builded her Home" (Премудрость созда Себе дом). The name is a quotation of Proverbs 9:1 and references the incarnation of Christ the Logos, identified with Holy Wisdom, the "house" being the Theotokos .