- Learn more about how the cathedral of St Nicholas in Saint Petersburg became a Russian Naval church.
- The Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is the last and largest of the naval cathedrals of the Russian Empire.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- The full name of the cathedral: The Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Stauropegial Nicholas Naval Cathedral).
- Nicholas Naval Cathedral (Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Epiphany) is the first naval cathedral that traditionally fed the sailors of...
- A slender and elegant campanile anticipates from afar on the upcoming site of St. Nicholas Naval cathedral.
- The St Nicholas Naval Cathedral, its religious functions redundant under the Soviets’ imposed state atheism, was adapted for use as a cinema and sports hall.