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Saint Sophia of Novgorod, Orthodox Church, Kremlin, Veliky Novgorod #183197585
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Hagia Sophia - the main Orthodox Church of Veliky Novgorod, created in 1045-1050, the Cathedral of the Novgorod metropolis. For centuries, it has been the spiritual center of the Novgorod Republic. One of the oldest churches in Russia. In 1046, Grand Duke Yaroslav the Wise and Princess Irina Ingigerda went to Novgorod from Kiev to their son Vladimir to lay the Foundation of St. Sophia Cathedral