Saint Sophia Cathedral (; ) is a Catholic church that serves as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr,

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. The temple was built between 1746 and 1748 and was founded by Bishop Samuel Jan Ozga. After a fire in 1768, the church was converted into a Classical-style three-nave building. The church is now an eclectic building with a preserved

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interior. In Soviet times, it was closed to the faithful for several years, and the priests were arrested and sent to labor camps. After 1991, after the

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, the cathedral was restored and enlarged.

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St. Sophia Cathedral in Zhytomyr
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