Santa Sofia a Via Boccea

Santa Sofia a Via Boccea
Basilica of Holy Wisdom on the Via di Boccea
Basilica di Santa Sofia a Via Boccea
Depiction on a Ukrainian stamp
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41°54′42″N 12°23′51″E / 41.911709°N 12.397445°E / 41.911709; 12.397445
LocationVia di Boccea 478, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Ukrainian
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
TraditionByzantine Rite
History
StatusMinor basilica, titular church
Founded1967
Founder(s)Josyf Slipyj
DedicationHoly Wisdom
Architecture
Architectural typeByzantine Revival
Administration
DioceseRome

Santa Sofia a Via Boccea (Ukrainian: Собор святої Софії, romanizedSobor svyatoi Sofiy) is a church in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Holy Wisdom ("Sancta Sophia" in Latin), one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. It served as the mother church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church while St. George's Cathedral in Lviv was controlled by the Russian Orthodox Church.