Saint Sophia's Cathedral / Aya Sofia (London)

 Grade I Listed (UK), 1882_construction, Greek Orthodox Church, Orthodox church, Byzantine Revival (architecture)

THE GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF THE DIVINE WISDOM, HAGIA SOPHIA www.stsophia.org.uk

Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church on Moscow Road in the Bayswater area of London.

It was consecrated as the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Sophia) of God (St Sophia in the vernacular) on 5 February 1882 by Antonios, Metropolitan of Corfu, as a focus for the prosperous Greek community that had settled in London, particularly around Paddington, Bayswater and Notting Hill.

Today, in addition to its regular Saturday and Sunday services, it hosts a Greek polyphonic choir, Byzantine music, and an associated school in which pupils discover the history and language of Greece and take Greek dancing lessons.

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Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church - Bayswater - London - Easter 2011

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St Sophia Greek Cathedral London 360 Virtual Tour

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