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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia
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 in 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.
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It was consecrated as the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Sophia) of God in 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.
Grade I listed. Link
Wikipedia: Link
by N Chadwick
Created: Tue, 19 Sep 2017, Updated: Tue, 19 Sep 2017
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