Posted on 04/16/2015 10:32:24 AM PDT by marshmallow
Confiscated by the Bolsheviks, first used as a warehouse and more recently a concert hall, the cathedral will be restored to the Orthodox diocese. In 2010 it was reopened for worship.
Moscow (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, one of the symbols of the city of the Tsars and now owned by the state, will be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. This was announced April 14 by Nikolai Burov, director of the museum of the four cathedrals which also includes that of Smolny. "The decision has been made: the Smolny Cathedral will be restored to the diocese," said Burov, quoted by Interfax.
Concerts are regularly hosted in the cathedral. The cathedral choir was already offered another site and an agreement was easily found: the new concert hall should be ready in three years, according to Burov.
Designed by Italian Bartolomeo Rastrelli on the banks of the Neva River, the Smolny is one of the most important churches of St. Petersburg
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Good to see Russia returning to her Christian Past. Now all we need is Putin Crowned as Tsar for a full restoration.
“Now all we need is Putin Crowned as Tsar for a full restoration.”
Not going to happen. The ROC has already made it very clear they support the restoration of the monarchy, and they recognize the Grand Duchess Maria as the legitimate heir.
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