St Petersburg Cathedrals
St Petersburg had a long history of religious influence as the Orthodox Church was the dominate faith of the Russian State until the Bolshovik revolution, which many churchs were confiscated for secular use. Since the end of the Soviet era, St Petersburg has restored the most important churches and cathedrals, with some of them returned to their original owners. Although the Imperial religion was Orthodoxy, St Petersburg enjoyed a very tolerant attitude towards other faiths. Nevsky Prospekt has Catholic, Anglican, Arminian, Lutheran, and other churches and close by are the largest Mosque in northern Europe, the famous Buddhist Temple among other faiths represented.
The restored and spectacular St Petersburg churches and cathedrals from the Imperial period are popular tourist destinations because of their historic and artistic as well as religious importance.
- St Isaac Cathedral
- Church on Spilled Blood
- Peter and Paul Cathedral
- Kazan Cathedral
- Alexander Nevsky Monastery
- Chesma Church
- Smolny Cathedral
- St Nicholas Cathedral
- Armenian Church
- St Catherine Church
