We visited the Cathedral of Peter and Paul while in St. Petersburg.
The cathedral houses the remains of almost all the Russian emperors and empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas II and his family, who were finally laid to rest in July 1998.
Of the post-Petrine rulers, only Peter II and Ivan VI are not buried here. Peter II is buried in the Cathedral of Michael the Archangel in the Moscow Kremlin; Ivan VI was executed and buried in the fortress of Shlisselburg or Kholmogory (alleged discovery at Kholmogory in 2010 currently under forensic investigation).
On September 28, 2006, 78 years after her death, Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, was reinterred in the Cathedral of St Peter and Paul. Wife of Tsar Alexander III, and mother of Nicholas II (the last Russian tsar), Maria Feodorovna died on 13 October 1928 in exile in her native Denmark and was buried in Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark. In 2005, the governments of Denmark and Russia agreed that the empress's remains should be returned to Saint Petersburg in accordance with her wish to be interred next to her husband.
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WOW, that's something. So very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI am glad she is now where she wanted to be. It's certainly beautiful there.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and thank you for the rich history lesson.
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Beautiful and educational. A true happy ending for the princess.
ReplyDeleteWow, magnificent! Such fascinating history!
ReplyDeleteMom visited Russia many years ago when it was still called Leningrad. The buildings such as this one were spectacular. It is crazy in a country with so many poor people. All the gold and other wonderful things. Definitely sites worth seeing.
ReplyDeleteOh my what a beautiful place so nostalgic looking too :-)
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How odd to think the bodies are right there and not underground. XO
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful church. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteWow what a place to vissit
ReplyDeleteWonderful historical photos and amazing place ~ great place to see in your travels ~
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Those photos of the Cathedral of Peter and Paul are amazing. It's incredible how much history is there with the Russian rulers' remains. The story about Empress Maria Feodorovna returning to be with her husband is touching. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures and the interesting history, Jackie.
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How very incredibly ornate and beautiful!
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