• The Saint Alexander Nevsky church began as the chapel of the Russkii Corpus in 1953. Beginning in the 1940s, Richmond, Maine became the center of a...
  • The Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, the second largest Orthodox temple in the Balkans, many consider one of the architectural symbols of Sofia.
  • Like all Alexander Nevsky Cathedrals and churches, it is named after the Russian national Saint Alexander Nevsky.
  • The Russian Orthodox Church donated remains of Saint Alexander Nevsky, which are on exhibit in a case to the left of the altar.
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  • Upcoming Services. 1st Sunday after Pentecost Saturday, June 29th at 5:00 PM – Vigil Service Sunday, June 30th at 9:30 AM – Divine Liturgy.
  • Patriarchal Cathedral St. Alexander Nevsky has the status of a stauropegic temple and is directly subordinated to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
  • Solid security doors at entrance to the Church of St Alexander Nevsky (Seetheholyland.net).
  • The church was completed around 1896-1903 and named after Alexander Nevsky, patron saint of the recently deceased Emperor Alexander III.
  • The new church was named for Alexander Nevsky - considered a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church - whose remains were brought to the church from the...