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Baltic Sea- Saint Petersburg, Russia- Cathedrals

Baltic Sea- Saint Petersburg, Russia- Cathedrals, St. Petersburg, Russia

We woke to another unusual weather day for the Baltic, partly clear skies, mild temperatures and a calm breeze. Today we will tour three Russian Orthodox Cathedrals聽in St. Petersburg using the Norwegian Cruise Tour聽Cathedrals of St. Petersburg. We will visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral, The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, and St Isaac's Cathedral.聽

After navigating Passport Control we met our guide, who issued the required stickers for our cameras, $10 for pictures, and or $8 for video. Two of the cathedrals required stickers, one was "free."聽

Prior to Peter I the empire had only some influence on church functions Peter I reformed the Russian Orthodox Church, placing church operations under the authority of the state.聽

Instead of being governed by a patriarch (highest ranking bishop) or metropolitan (regional bishop), the church was controlled by a committee called the Most Holy Governing Synod, made up of bishops聽and lay people聽appointed聽by the Emperor.

The church remained聽this way until shortly after the Russian Revolution in 1917 when the decision to restore the patriarchy was made with the election of Tikhon as the 11th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Baltic Sea- Saint Petersburg, Russia- Cathedrals
Guide Location: Russia » St. Petersburg
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lynn Momboisse
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Neva Gate
  • Hermitage
  • Troitskiy Bridge
  • Palace Embankment
  • Mikhaylovskiy Garden
  • Russian Museum
  • Griboyedov Canal
  • Nevskiy Prospekt
  • Admiralty Gardens
  • St. Isaac's Square
  • statue of Tsar Nicholas I
  • Petrogradskaya Island
  • Artillery Museum
  • Kronverkskiy Bridge
  • monument to Peter the Great
  • The Peter and Paul Fortress
  • Hare Island
  • Neva River
  • The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
  • St Isaac's Cathedral
  • Kazan Cathedral

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