Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery in Saint Petersburg
Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery or Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg supposing that that was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes.
The relics of St. Alexander Nevsky were solemnly transferred from Vladimir to the new capital of Russia September 12, 1724 by decree of Peter I. Nevsky became patron of the newly founded Russian capital; however, the massive silver sarcophagus of St. Alexander Nevsky was relocated during Soviet times to the State Hermitage Museum where it remains (without the relics) today.
It also contains the Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries, where ornate tombs of Leonhard Euler, Mikhail Lomonosov, Alexander Suvorov, Nikolay Karamzin, Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Karl Ivanovic Rossi, Prince Garsevan Chavchavadze, a Georgian aristocrat, Sergei Witte and other famous Russians are preserved.
During the Revolution, People's Commissar of Social Welfare Kollontai wanted to convert the monastery into a 'sanctuary for war invalids'; she sent a group of sailors 19 January 1918, who were met by an angry crowd of worshipers, and after some fighting a priest was shot and killed.
Today Alexander Nevsky Lavra sits on Alexander Nevsky Square, where shoppers can buy bread baked by the monks. Visitors may also visit the cathedral and cemeteries for a small admission fee. While many of the grave sites are situated behind large concrete walls, especially those of famous Russians, many can be seen by passers-by while strolling down Obukovskoy Oburony Street.
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Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg , Russia
Bulit in early 19th centuary Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor is a Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan.
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4th Largest Cathedral in the World - St Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg Russia
Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor (Russian: Исаа́киевский Собо́р) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral (sobor) in the city. It is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest (by the volume under the cupola) cathedral in the world. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint.
The church on St Isaac's Square was ordered by Tsar Alexander I, to replace an earlier structure by Vincenzo Brenna, and was the fourth consecutive church standing at this place. A specially appointed commission examined several designs, including that of the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand (1786–1858), who had studied in the atelier of Napoleon's designer, Charles Percier. Montferrand's design was criticised by some members of the commission for the dry and allegedly boring rhythm of its four identical pedimented octastyle porticos. It was also suggested that despite gigantic dimensions, the edifice would look squat and not very impressive. The members of the commission, which consisted of well-known Russian architects, were also particularly concerned by necessity to build a new huge building on the old unsecure foundation. The emperor, who favoured the ponderous Empire style of architecture, had to step in and solve the dispute in Montferrand's favour.
The cathedral took 40 years to construct, under Montferrand's direction, from 1818 to 1858. To secure the construction, the cathedral's foundation was strengthened by driving 25,000 piles into the fenland of Saint Petersburg. Innovative methods were created to erect the giant columns of the portico. The construction costs of the cathedral totalled an incredible sum of 1 000 000 gold rubles. Under the Soviet government, the building was stripped of religious trappings. In 1931, it was turned into the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism, the dove sculpture was removed, and replaced by a Foucault pendulum. On April 12, 1931, the first public demonstration of the Foucault pendulum was held to visualize Copernicus’s theory. In 1937, the museum was transformed into the museum of the Cathedral, and former collections were transferred to the Museum of the History of Religion (located in the Kazan Cathedral).
During World War II, the dome was painted over in gray to avoid attracting attention from enemy aircraft. On its top, in the skylight, a geodesical intersection point was placed, to determine the positions of German artillery batteries.
With the fall of communism, the museum was removed and regular worship activity has resumed in the cathedral, but only in the left-hand side chapel. The main body of the cathedral is used for services on feast days only.
On January 10, 2017 Georgy Poltavchenko, the Governor of St. Petersburg, announced that the Cathedral would be transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Russia: Saint Isaac's Cathedral handed over to Russian Orthodox Church
Hundreds of people participated in a procession at the Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on Sunday to support the handover of the city's landmark to the Russian Orthodox Church.
More than 500 believers are reported to have joined the sacred procession around the cathedral with the prayerful singing to Isaac of Dalmatia.
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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Bells signal the beginning of Easter ceremony
05.05.2013 Tallinn, Estonia
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an orthodox cathedral in the Tallinn Old Town, Estonia. It was built to a design by Mikhail Preobrazhensky in a typical Russian Revival style between 1894 and 1900, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is Tallinn's largest and grandest orthodox cupola cathedral. It is dedicated to Saint Alexander Nevsky who in 1242 won the Battle of the Ice on Lake Peipus, in the territorial waters of present-day Estonia.
Kazan Cathedral
Construction of the cathedral started in 1801 and continued for ten years under the supervision of Alexander Stroganov. Upon its completion in 1811, the new temple replaced the Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, which was disassembled when the Kazan Cathedral was consecrated.
The architect Andrey Voronikhin modeled the building on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Some art historians assert that Emperor Paul (reigned 1796-1801) intended to build a similar church on the other side of Nevsky Prospect that would mirror the Kazan Cathedral, but such plans failed to materialize. Although the Russian Orthodox Church strongly disapproved of the plans to create a replica of a Catholic basilica in Russia's then capital, several courtiers supported Voronikhin's Empire Style design.
After Napoleon invaded Russia (1812) and the commander-in-chief General Mikhail Kutuzov asked Our Lady of Kazan for help, the church's purpose altered. The Patriotic War over, Russians saw the cathedral primarily as a memorial to their victory over Napoleon. Kutuzov himself was interred in the cathedral in 1813, and Alexander Pushkin wrote celebrated lines meditating over his sepulcher. In 1815 keys to seventeen cities and eight fortresses were brought by the victorious Russian army from Europe and placed in the cathedral's sacristy. In 1837, Boris Orlovsky designed two bronze statues of Kutuzov and of Barclay de Tolly which stand in front of the cathedral.
In 1876 the Kazan demonstration, the first political demonstration in Russia, took place in front of the church. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the authorities closed the cathedral (January 1932). In November 1932 it reopened as the pro-Marxist Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism. Services resumed in 1992, and four years later the cathedral was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. As of 2017, it functions as the mother cathedral of the metropolis of St. Petersburg.
The cathedral's interior, with its numerous columns, echoes the exterior colonnade and is reminiscent of a palatial hall, being 69 meters in length and 62 meters in height. The interior features numerous sculptures and icons created by the best Russian artists of the day. A wrought-iron grille separating the cathedral from a small square behind it is sometimes cited as one of the finest ever constructed.
The cathedral's huge bronze doors are one of three copies of the original doors of the Baptistry in Florence, Italy (the other two are at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, United States, and at the Florence Baptistry itself).
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Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia.
Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow consecrates Holy Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg
His Holiness Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Cyril has consecrated the Cathedral (Ismailovski Sobor) of Holy Trinity in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Казанский собор воспринимался современниками как памятник ратных побед русского народа в Отечественной войне 1812 года. В 1812 году сюда доставлены трофеи: военные французские знамёна и личный жезл наполеоновского маршала Даву. Здесь же был похоронен фельдмаршал Кутузов.
До конца 1829 года в соборе продолжалась работа по отделке, которой руководил Огюст Монферран. Первый ремонт в соборе прошёл в 1844—1845 годах, второй, включавший в себя реставрацию образов и стенной живописи, — в 1862—1865 годах.
Несмотря на культовый характер здания, площадь перед ним всегда привлекала интерес революционно настроенных масс. 6 (18) декабря 1876 года здесь произошла первая демонстрация народнической группы «Земля и воля» и впервые выступил Георгий Плеханов (после октябрьской революции его временный памятник находился между изваяниями Кутузова и Барклая-де-Толли). Здесь достигали пика студенческие демонстрации, начинавшиеся у Аничкова моста. В Кровавое воскресенье 1905 года толпа соорудила баррикады из скамеек в только что оформившемся сквере у собора.
27 октября (8 ноября) 1893 года в соборе отпевали Петра Чайковского.
21 февраля (6 марта) 1913 года в соборе во время празднования 300-летия дома Романовых произошла давка, по официальной версии, унёсшая жизни 34 человек.
24 мая (6 июня) 1917 года в соборе путём «свободного голосования клира и мирян» состоялись выборы правящего архиерея (единственный раз за всю истории епархии). Большинство голосов выборщиков получил епископ Гдовский Вениамин.
18 января 1921 года митрополит Вениамин освятил «пещерный» зимний придел священномученика Гермогена, патриарха Московского.
Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor (Russian: Каза́нский кафедра́льный собо́р), also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia.
The construction was started in 1801 and continued for ten years while being supervised by Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov. Upon its completion in 1811, the new temple replaced the Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, which was disassembled when the Kazan Cathedral was consecrated.
It was modelled by Andrey Voronikhin after the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Some art historians assert that Emperor Paul intended to build a similar church on the other side of Nevsky Prospect that would mirror the Kazan Cathedral but his plans failed to materialize.[citation needed] Although the Russian Orthodox Church strongly disapproved of the plans to create a replica of a Catholic basilica in Russia's then capital, several courtiers supported Voronikhin's Empire Style design.
After Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, and the commander-in-chief Mikhail Kutuzov asked Our Lady of Kazan for help, the church's purpose was to be altered. The Patriotic War over, the cathedral was perceived primarily as a memorial to the Russian victory against Napoleon. Kutuzov himself was interred in the cathedral in 1813; and Alexander Pushkin wrote celebrated lines meditating over his sepulchre. In 1815, keys to seventeen cities and eight fortresses were brought by the victorious Russian army from Europe and placed in the cathedral's sacristy. In 1837, Boris Orlovsky designed two bronze statues of Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly in front of the cathedral.
In 1876, the Kazan demonstration, the first political demonstration in Russia, took place in front of the church. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the cathedral was closed. In 1932 it was reopened as the pro-Marxist Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism. Services were resumed in 1992, and four years later the cathedral was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. Now it is the mother cathedral of the metropolis of St. Petersburg.
The cathedral's interior, with its numerous columns, echoes the exterior colonnade and is reminiscent of a palatial hall, being 69 metres in length and 62 metres in height. The interior features numerous sculptures and icons created by the best Russian artists of the day. A wrought iron grille separating the cathedral from a small square behind it is sometimes cited as one of the finest ever created.
The cathedral's huge bronze doors are one of three copies of the original doors of the Baptistry in Florence, Italy (the other two are in San Francisco and on the Baptistry itself).
Russia: Children's procession marks handover of Saint Isaac's Cathedral to Orthodox Church
The Palm Sunday service at Saint Petersburg Saint Isaac's Cathedral was marked with a children's procession, which was held in support of the handover of the city's landmark to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Some three thousand children, most students of Sunday Schools and Church lyceums, circled the Cathedral with palm branches and gonfalons. This was followed by a special service with youth and children choirs.
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Собор Александра Невского. Главный купол. Сборка началась.
13 декабря 2019 года на строящемся соборе Александра Невского в Волгограде начали установку главного купола.
Источник: ГТРК Волгоград-ТРВ. Волгоград 24
Алекса́ндро-Не́вский собо́р — православный собор в честь Святого князя Александра Невского в Царицыне. Прототипом для постройки собора являлся Казанский собор в Оренбурге.
Построен в начале XX века после чудесного спасения в железнодорожной катастрофе царя Александра III, святым покровителем которого и был Святой князь Александр Невский. Собор располагался на Александровской площади Царицына. Храм строился на народные пожертвования 15 лет (первый камень был заложен в 1901 году, завершено строительство было в 1916 году). Освятили храм в 1918 году. Это было огромное сооружение для малоэтажного Царицына — высотой с 18-этажный дом, 51 м в длину и около 42 м в ширину.
В 1932 году в ходе благоустройства центральной площади города собор взорвали.
Начато новое строительство на новом месте (в парковой зоне рядом с площадью Павших борцов).
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Kazan Cathedral / Saint-Petersburg
Kazan Cathedral , also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia.
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The bells of the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal, Russia.
This is a long video of bell ringing. That's it. I debated for a while about uploading this (and I wondered many times while recording it on a 4k, data hungry camera...when is this going to end? The file ended up at 4.7GB!).
In the end, I decided that some people might appreciate it, and if it encourages anyone to make the effort of going to Suzdal in Russia, then it was worthwhile.
The bells themselves ring/chime every hour during opening times in the Cathedral Bell Tower (the red brick building to the right) linked to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, the Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius, Suzdal, Russia.
Suzdal is one town in the so called Golden Ring of Russia and I would not be shot down for saying Suzdal is the diamond of this series of towns at the heart of the Russian Orthodox Church.
I made the mistake of under estimating how good Suzdal is. I downgraded a planned two day trip to Suzdal/Vladimir into a day trip from Moscow. I therefore missed sooo much. Organising a trip to Russia/Moscow is quite a challenge but it really is worth it. And don't make my mistake, plan a two day trip to Suzdal (there are a small number of hotels there bookable online). As I say in another video, it really is a pain to get to (if you do it independently) but it really is a beautiful place.
Looking Inside Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia
The church on St Isaac's Square was ordered by Tsar Alexander I, to replace an earlier Rinaldiesque structure, and was the fourth consecutive church standing at this place.[1] A specially appointed commission examined several designs, including that of the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand (1786--1858), who had studied in the atelier of Napoleon's designer, Charles Percier. Montferrand's design was criticised by some members of the commission for the dry and allegedly boring rhythm of its four identical pedimented octastyle porticos. It was also suggested that despite gigantic dimensions, the edifice would look squat and not very impressive. The members of the commission, which consisted of well-known Russian architects, were also particularly concerned by necessity to build a new huge building on the old unsecure foundation. The emperor, who favoured the ponderous Empire style of architecture, had to step in and solve the dispute in Montferrand's favour.
The cathedral took 40 years to construct, under Montferrand's direction, from 1818 to 1858.[1] To secure the construction, the cathedral's foundation was strengthened by driving 25 000 piles into the fenland of Saint Petersburg. Innovative methods were created to erect the giant columns of the portico. The construction costs of the cathedral made an incredible amount of 1 000 000 gold rubles. Under the Soviet government, the building was stripped of religious trappings. In 1931, it was turned into the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism, the dove sculpture was removed, and replaced by a Foucault pendulum.[1][2] On April 12, 1931, the first public demonstration of the Foucault pendulum was held to visualize Copernicus's theory. In 1937, the museum was transformed into the museum of the Cathedral, and former collections were transferred to the Museum of the History of Religion (located in the Kazan Cathedral).[3]
Kazan Cathedral and Nevsky Porspect St Petersburg, Russial.wmv
Interior and Exterior views of Kazan Cathedral and the square along Nevsky Propect in St Peersburg, Russia
Собор Св. Александра Невского. Строители завершили кирпичную кладку.
Собор Александра Невского вырос до 43 метров. Внутри уже смонтированы инженерные сети, а на верхних ярусах выполняется штукатурка. Благоустройство территории идет полным ходом и вокруг храма. Ход работ проинспектировал глава региона Андрей Бочаров. Как будет выглядеть парковая зона в 2021 году, и какой этап следующий?
Алекса́ндро-Не́вский собо́р — строящийся православный собор в честь Святого князя Александра Невского в Волгограде, который будет являться копией снесённого в 1932 году одноимённого собора.
Исторический собор располагался рядом с проспектом Ленина, где ныне находится сквер (там установлена часовня в память о соборе). Для воссоздания собора выбрано новое место (в парковой зоне рядом с площадью Павших борцов). В советское время на этом месте планировалось строительство Дома Советов. Деревья и другие зелёные насаждения в парке уже вырублены, вырыт котлован. После терактов в Волгограде в конце 2013 года предложение об восстановлении собора вновь активно обсуждалось. Верующиe обратились с просьбой построить часовни в этом городе. Губернатор Сергей Боженов отметил, что «вместе с прихожанами, благотворителями и в сотрудничестве с Волгоградской епархией разработан эскиз строительства храма, и региональное руководство поддержало этот проект».
По результатам публичных слушаний, прошедших 10 ноября 2015 года, из 955 участников публичных слушаний 433 человека высказались за строительство храма в затрибунной части площади Павших борцов, 331 — против, остальные не голосовали. Строительство предлполагалось вести на пожертвования прихожан, но момент принятия решения был собран только 1 % от необходимой суммы.
В апреле 2016 года в затрибунной части площади Павших борцов Волгограда состоялась закладка первого камня в основание Александро-Невского собора. Церемония началась с торжественного молебна, который совершил митрополит Волгоградский и Камышинский Герман в сослужении епископа Урюпинского и Новоаннинского Елисея, епископа Калачевского и Палласовского Иоанна и духовенства Епархии. В мероприятии также участвовал мэр Волгограда Андрей Косолапов.
Митрополит Волгоградский и Камышинский Герман поздравил собравшихся с историческим событием и обратился с речью: «Прошу вас всех — помолитесь о благополучном деле и беспрепятственном строительстве этого святого воссоздаваемого храма Александра Невского, и чтобы никогда в нашем городе не повторилось это безумство разрушения святых Храмов Божиих. Нам надо сегодня с особым благоговением поблагодарить Бога за то, что наступило такое благоприятное время — воссоздания главного храма нашего многострадального города-победителя».
07.11.2019
Источник: ГТРК Волгоград-ТРВ. Волгоград 24
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Russia: 18-tonne bell, the 'Aleksandr Nevsky', arrives at St Petersburg monastery
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W/S Bell on truck and Christians praying while walking next to truck
M/S Bell on truck
C/U People touching bell and crossing themselves
M/S Orthodox priests walking and praying
M/S People following the bell
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M/S Bell on truck
M/S Crane driver
W/S Bell on truck
C/U Worker attaching chain to bell
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An 18-tonne bell, named 'Alexander Nevsky', arrived at the Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St Petersburg on Monday.
After being cast in Kamensk-Uralsky in the Sverdlovsk region, the bell travelled through 11 Russian cities including Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Samara, Saratov, Penza, Ryazan, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Cherepovets and Tikhvin.
It is to be installed in the belfry of the Troitsky Cathedral in the grounds of the monastery in October. The belfry is currently undergoing repairs.
The bell is named after 13th century Russian hero Aleksandr Nevsky, the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir who was sainted by the Orthodox Church because of his military victories over the Swedes and Germans.
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Eastern Orthodox Church Interiors - Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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