In the historical center of ancient Kiev, the grandiose Cathedral of St. Sophia of the Wisdom of God has been towering for a thousand years. This is the oldest Christian church, fully preserved in the East Slavic lands. Born at the time of the Christianization of Russia, it became the cradle of Kievan Christianity, statehood and culture, the development of which was carried out under the sign of Sophia the Wisdom, which the world holds. Saint Sophia The Wisdom of God, to which the cathedral is dedicated, is one of the fundamental ideologies of Eastern Christianity, associated with the image of a sovereign state wisely arranged by God. Throughout the centuries, the idea of Saint Sophia has been preserved as a condition of the spiritual life of all mankind, without which it cannot exist as a Christian people, as the Church, because the concept of St. Sophia was identified with the wisdom of the new Christian religion.

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St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is an iconic landmark. If Sophia of Constantinople was and remains the universal symbol of the Temple of Wisdom, then for the whole world of Eastern Slavs such a symbol is Sophia of Kiev. For centuries, it has been perceived as the main shrine of Rus-Ukraine, the seed of the highest wisdom that harmonizes the existence of the people, protects and illuminates its destiny with light. Sophia is a real memorial of the Baptism of Russia, a monument of princely piety, wealth and glory, state wisdom and generosity. It came to our times from the heroic epic era of Kievan Rus, the era of Vladimir the Great and Yaroslav the Wise.

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The best confirmation of its high historical and spiritual mission is the Sophia Cathedral itself, which preserves the magnificent ancient architecture and the world's most complete ensemble of original mosaics and frescoes of the XX century. — 260 square meters of mosaics and 3000 square meters of frescoes. They are real masterpieces of world art. The grandeur and unique beauty of St. Sophia created her the fame of a real miracle of the world. Sophia lets us know what our ancestors were and what we should be. For this, it is saved by God and men.

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