Orthodox shrines

The abundance of magnificent churches in St. Petersburg is amazing! During the tour you will visit temples built in different historical periods, in different architectural styles and consecrated in the name of saints venerated on Russian soil.

On May 27, 1703, the construction of the fortress began. Among the monumental buildings of St. Petersburg, Orthodox churches occupy an important place. The first monastery built on the banks of the Neva is the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. It is here that the holy relics of Alexander Nevsky will be transferred by decree of Peter the Great. The Annunciation Church, built on the territory of the monastery and consecrated after the death of Peter from the first days of St. Petersburg, served as a tomb of royal persons. In this temple, the great commander A.V. Suvorov is also buried. The magnificent Trinity Cathedral, built by decree of Catherine the Great and the project approved by her, became the main temple of the monastery. The temple is decorated with paintings by Rubens and van Dyck.

Among the world-famous temples, such as St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral and the Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Savior on Blood) are amazing in its beauty, interesting history of origin and the most unusual fate of the Soviet era, when the destruction of the temple or turning it into a household building was common. This is the temple of Andrew of Crete on Riga Avenue, created in honor of the rescue of the royal family during the train crash. This is the temple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on Vasilievsky Island, built according to the project of the wonderful master architect and author of the famous Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt Vasily Kosyakov. The temple, turned into an ice rink during the Soviet era, has been restored and appears before us in all its splendor.

If you wish, you can extend the tour and visit the Stavropegian convent on Karpovka, founded by righteous John of Kronstadt. In the monastery in the basement in the white marble tomb is the tomb of John of Kronstadt. After the revolution, the monastery turned into a commune, and then completely liquidated, will be transferred to a reclamation school, and the grave will be walled up. In the 90s, the monastery building was transferred to the diocese and since 1991 the monastery is stavropegial.

Our multinational city currently has churches and prayer houses of 42 faiths. All of them are an integral part of the history of our city. You can also arrange a tour of non-religious temples with a visit to the Great Choral Synagogue and the Buddhist temple.

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