Catholic Cathedral of St. Catherine

In the Cathedral of St. Catherine in St. Petersburg were buried the Polish king S. Poniatovsky and the French commander J. Moreau. The parishioners were the architect Montferrand, Mickiewicz sings, Princess Z. Volkonskaya, Decembrist M. Lunin and other famous personalities. It is the largest Catholic church in St. Petersburg.

The cathedral in the form of a Latin cross was built by Rinaldi and Minciani in 1782 by the design of Wallen-Delamort. In the construction invested 118 730 rubles. The length of the building is 44 m, width - 25 m, height - 42 m. It can accommodate about 2,000 people.

A multicolored marble throne with a gilded bronze cross and silver reliquaries was presented to the cathedral by A. Branca. The temple is decorated with wooden sculptures, icons, mosaics. The altar was consecrated in honor of St. Catherine of Alexandria. In the temple is the chapel of St. Dominica and the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

At different times, seminaries, gymnasiums, academies, charitable societies, orphanages, boarding schools operated in the cathedral. In 1984, a fire destroyed the local interiors. After 5 years, the temple was restored. Assistance was provided by the Polish enterprise “Workshops for the restoration of ancient monuments”.