Places where the shrines of St. Petersburg are located
10 places where the shrines of St. Petersburg are located
Chapel of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg.
The temple of one of the most respected saints in St. Petersburg, the Holy Fool Ksenia.
After the death of her husband, who died without prayer, at the age of 26, a young girl chose the path of foolishness, dressed in the clothes of her husband and responded only to his name. She said that Ksenia died, but her husband was alive. All the family's property was donated to the church. At the site of her burial, a church was erected in 1902 according to the design of the architect A.A. Vseslavina. Address: Kamskaya street, 24.
Kazan Cathedral.
It contains the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, an unofficial spiritual symbol of the War of 1812, Russian patriotism and the Orthodox faith.
The place had enormous ideological significance even under the monarchy. Address: Kazan Square, 2
Ioannovsky Monastery.
Initially, the monastery was built as a metochion of the St. John the Theological women's community, and in 1901 it received the status of a full-fledged monastery.
Saint John of Kronstadt, a formidable defender of the faith of the early 20th century, is buried here. Address: Embankment of the Karpovka River, 45
Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Perhaps the most famous temple in St. Petersburg, where there are many different shrines.
Here lie the relics of the city’s heavenly patron Alexander Nevsky, the icon of Paraskeva Friday, which was of particular interest to the Germans, and other relics. Address: Embankment of the Monastyrka River, 1.
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.
Here is the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which accompanied Peter I both during the founding of St. Petersburg and in the battle of Poltava.
The icon patronized the founder of the city, so its significance for St. Petersburg residents is clear. Address: Preobrazhenskaya Square, 1
Church of the Holy Righteous Job the Long-Suffering.
The only church in the North-West of St. Job, a character from the Old Testament.
Job was rich and had beautiful daughters, but Satan demanded that God test the righteous man. Then God took everything from Job and doomed him to suffering and torment, after which he rewarded him threefold. An interesting fact is that this temple never stopped working, even during the days of the siege. Address: Kamchatskaya street, building 6, Volkovo Orthodox cemetery
Holy Spring in Syabero.
Here is one of the oldest holy springs in Russia and a stone with a trace of the appearance of Mother Paraseeva Pyatnitsa, who predicted victory in the Battle of the Ice for Alexander Nevsky.
Address: Leningrad region, Luga district, village of Syabero
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
The temple where the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is located.
Nicholas the Wonderworker - as the name already implies - works miracles, including helping in commercial transactions, because he is very kind to people. Address: Kolpino, Lagernoe highway, city cemetery.
Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God the Merciful.
Here is the “Merciful” icon, one of the main icons of the Mother of God, brought from Athos.
They pray to the “Merciful One” for the remission of the most serious sins. Address: Vasilievsky Island, Bolshoy Prospekt, 100
St. Petersburg Simeon-Anninsky Church.
The “Three-Handed Woman” icon has been known since the 8th century, when there was a war in Byzantium between the iconoclasts and supporters of the canonical rite.
According to legend, “Three-Handed” also helped the Serbs in the war with the Turks. It was presented to Patriarch Nikon by the Hilandar monastery. Address: Mokhovaya st., 48.
The temple of one of the most respected saints in St. Petersburg, the Holy Fool Ksenia.
After the death of her husband, who died without prayer, at the age of 26, a young girl chose the path of foolishness, dressed in the clothes of her husband and responded only to his name. She said that Ksenia died, but her husband was alive. All the family's property was donated to the church. At the site of her burial, a church was erected in 1902 according to the design of the architect A.A. Vseslavina. Address: Kamskaya street, 24.
Kazan Cathedral.
It contains the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, an unofficial spiritual symbol of the War of 1812, Russian patriotism and the Orthodox faith.
The place had enormous ideological significance even under the monarchy. Address: Kazan Square, 2
Ioannovsky Monastery.
Initially, the monastery was built as a metochion of the St. John the Theological women's community, and in 1901 it received the status of a full-fledged monastery.
Saint John of Kronstadt, a formidable defender of the faith of the early 20th century, is buried here. Address: Embankment of the Karpovka River, 45
Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Perhaps the most famous temple in St. Petersburg, where there are many different shrines.
Here lie the relics of the city’s heavenly patron Alexander Nevsky, the icon of Paraskeva Friday, which was of particular interest to the Germans, and other relics. Address: Embankment of the Monastyrka River, 1.
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.
Here is the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which accompanied Peter I both during the founding of St. Petersburg and in the battle of Poltava.
The icon patronized the founder of the city, so its significance for St. Petersburg residents is clear. Address: Preobrazhenskaya Square, 1
Church of the Holy Righteous Job the Long-Suffering.
The only church in the North-West of St. Job, a character from the Old Testament.
Job was rich and had beautiful daughters, but Satan demanded that God test the righteous man. Then God took everything from Job and doomed him to suffering and torment, after which he rewarded him threefold. An interesting fact is that this temple never stopped working, even during the days of the siege. Address: Kamchatskaya street, building 6, Volkovo Orthodox cemetery
Holy Spring in Syabero.
Here is one of the oldest holy springs in Russia and a stone with a trace of the appearance of Mother Paraseeva Pyatnitsa, who predicted victory in the Battle of the Ice for Alexander Nevsky.
Address: Leningrad region, Luga district, village of Syabero
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
The temple where the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is located.
Nicholas the Wonderworker - as the name already implies - works miracles, including helping in commercial transactions, because he is very kind to people. Address: Kolpino, Lagernoe highway, city cemetery.
Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God the Merciful.
Here is the “Merciful” icon, one of the main icons of the Mother of God, brought from Athos.
They pray to the “Merciful One” for the remission of the most serious sins. Address: Vasilievsky Island, Bolshoy Prospekt, 100
St. Petersburg Simeon-Anninsky Church.
The “Three-Handed Woman” icon has been known since the 8th century, when there was a war in Byzantium between the iconoclasts and supporters of the canonical rite.
According to legend, “Three-Handed” also helped the Serbs in the war with the Turks. It was presented to Patriarch Nikon by the Hilandar monastery. Address: Mokhovaya st., 48.