• Alexander was canonized as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church by Metropolitan Macarius in 1547.[22]. 1922 opening of relics of Alexander Nevsky.
  • Therefore, before proceeding to the story about the relics of Alexander Nevsky, it is necessary to at least briefly list his services to the Slavs.
  • 3. Peter the Great built a special monastery in St. Petersburg to hold the relics. The shrine in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, a 1890 lithograph.
  • On this day it was decided to transfer the relics of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir to the new northern capital, Peterburg, on the banks of the Neva.
  • Translation of the relics of St Alexander Nevsky 4 Aralık 2008 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
  • I took this icon to the Temple to my confessor, and he said that these were holy relics, and most likely the relics of the one depicted on the icon - Alexander Nevsky.
  • The holy and right-believing Alexander Nevsky was the Grand Prince of Vladimir and Novgorod during the period of the thirteenth century when the Russian lands were under...
  • Silver-tomb-of-Alexander-Nevsky-label.jpg 2,656 × 4,240; 2.28 MB. ... Alexander Nevsky's relics. Russian sculptures in the Hermitage.
  • In a time when invasions and civil strife had weakened the lands of the Rus’, Alexander Nevsky rose to defend his lands against a powerful enemy from the west.
  • In 1724, by the order of Peter the Great, Alexander Nevsky’s relics were ceremoniously transferred to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg...