St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral (Никольский морской собор, Nikolskiy morskoy sobor ) is a major Baroque Orthodox cathedral in the western part of Central Saint Petersburg . It has always been closely associated with the Russian Navy , serving as its main shrine until the Russian Revolution .
5-599: Naval Cathedral may refer to the following: Russian naval cathedrals [ edit ] St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in Saint Petersburg (1753-62) Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt (1903-1913) St Nicholas Naval Cathedral, Karosta (1901-1903) Other [ edit ] Naval Cathedral (Biliran) , the seat of the Roman Catholic bishops of Naval in
10-422: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church building disambiguation pages St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral In the upper church there are numerous memorial plaques for the crews of the sunken Soviet submarines , including K-278 Komsomolets . The crew of the submarine K-141 Kursk has also been commemorated there. The marine regimental church
15-640: Is located at ground level, while the Epiphany Church is on the floor above. The altar of the upper church was consecrated in the presence of Catherine the Great . The main shrine of the cathedral—a Greek icon of St. Nicholas made in the 17th century with a portion of his relics—is located in the lower church. In 1908 the Tsushima obelisk was erected in the garden in front of the church in memory of those killed at Battle of Tsushima . In 2000 another chapel
20-536: The Philippines Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Naval Cathedral . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naval_Cathedral&oldid=1217436039 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-638: Was built on the bank of the Kryukov Canal in 1753–1762 to a design by Savva Chevakinsky , the main architect of the Russian Navy, in place of an earlier wooden church. A freestanding four story bell tower with a tall gilded spire was erected in 1755–1758. The main church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas (a patron saint of seamen) and the feast of the Epiphany . St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral consists of two separate churches. The Saint Nicholas Church
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