The Church of Saint Sophia (Macedonian: Црква Света Софија, romanized: Crkva Sveta Sofija) is a church in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The church is one of the most important monuments of North Macedonia, housing architecture and art from the Middle Ages.
It was converted into a mosque during the rule of the Ottoman Empire.[3] The interior of the church has been preserved with frescoes from the 11th, 12th and 13th century, which represent some of the most significant achievements in Byzantine painting of the time. The main part of the church was built in the 11th century, while external additions were built by Archbishop Gregory II in the 14th century.
^Boris Cholpanov - "Land of a global crossroads", Sofia, 1993, Bulgarian Academy of Science, page 131 (the original is in Bulgarian)
^Асен Чилингиров, Охридската "Света София" и нейната датировка. Херон Прес, София, 2013, ISBN978-954-580-324-6, стр. 4-5.
^Frucht, Richard (2005). Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 928. ISBN978-1-57607-800-6. page 613
^"Македонската Православна Црква со нов грб". Македонско грбословно друштво (in Macedonian). 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonian currency. Banknotes in circulation: 1000 Denars[dead link] (1996 issue) & 1000 Denars 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (2003 issue). – Retrieved on 30 March 2009.
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