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Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor (Russian: Казанский кафедральный собор, romanized: Kazanskiy kafedral'nyy sobor), also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg.
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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: Собор Василия...
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: Собор Василия Блаженного, romanized: Sobor Vasiliya Blazhennogo), known in English as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia.
The Kazan Cathedral of Moscow, located on Red Square, was originally built in 1636 in honor of the Icon of the Our Lady of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь) and to commemorate Tsar Michael’s victory, in 1612, over the Poles at the end of the Time of Troubles.
22 paź 2012 · The Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, also Kazan Cathedral or Kazansky Kafedralny Sobor (Russian: Каза́нский кафедра́льный собо́р) in St. Petersburg, Russia is the cathedra of the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg. The church is dedicated to the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia, and ...
24 lis 2020 · The famous Russian poet wrote verses. The cathedral is notable as the site of the first major political protest in Russia in 1876 – the Kazan Demonstration. The cathedral was closed in January 1932, and reopened later the same year as the ‘Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism’.
In a grand juxtaposition, one of the city’s greatest Neoclassical monuments - the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Virgin - is located just two blocks away on the same canal.
26 maj 2024 · Kazan Cathedral stands as a powerful symbol of Russia‘s complex and fascinating history, a testament to the nation‘s enduring spirit and the resilience of its people. From its neoclassical architecture to its sacred relics and its role in pivotal moments of Russian history, the cathedral offers a window into the soul of a nation.
