Living TRAVEL - St. PETERSBURG St. Isaacs Cathedral
Built in the early
1800's, the church is now basically a museum though still used for some
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Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor is the largest
Russian Orthodox cathedral (sobor) in the city. It is the largest
orthodox basilica and the fourth largest 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. [Wikipedia] |
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 One of the front doors |
 Detail on front door |
 Above the front door |
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Iconostasis (left) and close up of sculpture above iconostasis (right) |
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In a rare view through the Holy Doors in the centre of the Iconostasis, we see the back lit stained glass image of the resurrected Christ behind the altar. |
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 The altar, with a special reliquary |
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