- Although the St Nicholas Naval Cathedral suffered continuous persecution throughout the Soviet period, it did not cease its activities.
- Although there are several churches in Russia that are dedicated to St. Nicholas, the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral is by far the most magnificent.
- The main church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas (a patron saint of seamen) and the feast of the Epiphany. St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral consists of two separate...
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- Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral is the most famous attraction of Kronstadt. It was founded in 1903 as the main temple of the Russian Navy.
- Learn more about how the cathedral of St Nicholas in Saint Petersburg became a Russian Naval church.
- A year later, all 13 bells with a total weight of more than 20 tons were removed from the bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral and sent to be melted down.
- Nonetheless, the naval cathedral is quite something. Placed on its own out on the island in the middle of the Gulf of Finland, centre to the St Petersburg breakwater.
- Modeled after Byzantium’s crown jewel, the Hagia Sophia, the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Kronstadt) is dedicated to the fallen seamen of Russia’s navy.
- Associated with the Russian Navy for over 250 years, the gorgeous gold and blue Baroque St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral has both military and royal history.
