https://freerepublic.com/tag/smolnycathedral/ en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:32:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3279880/posts 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,"... Asia News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3279880/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:32:24 GMT