Cathedral of Andrew the First-Called

St. Andrew’s Cathedral was built in 1728 and was listed as a church in the name of Andrew the First-Called until 1744. Liturgies and services are held daily in the church, and there is also a parish school at the cathedral, where children and adults study.

Located on Vasilievsky Island, the cathedral is not only a decoration of the city on the Neva, but also a memorable place where solemn and tragic events related to the history of Russia were committed. Here prayed such revered saints as Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg and John of Kronstadt, Lomonosov and Trediakovsky took the oath before the beginning of professorial activity at the Academy, here the residents of Leningrad in the blockade sheltered from enemy air attacks. After Soviet times, when the cathedral was barbarously looted, one of the oldest churches in St. Petersburg again acquired a festive appearance. The elegant form and pink color, as well as the high bell tower of the cathedral, please the eyes of both architects and residents of St. Petersburg, as well as guests of the city.