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Epiphany Cathedral Russia · Moscow

Epiphany Monastery was founded by St. Daniel, the first Moscow prince, in 1296. He was a son of Blessed Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky. It is one of the oldest monasteries in Moscow. St. Sergius of Radonezh' older brother Stefan was one the Monastery's first abbots. Epiphany temple was built in 1342 and replaced an original wooden church, which w...

Kazan Cathedral on Red Square Russia · Moscow

Construction of the Cathedral that is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan was financed by Duke Dmitry Pozharsky as gratitude toward God for the victory over the Poles of 1620. In 1650, a bell tower was built. The Cathedral had been repeatedly reconstructed and finally completely demolished in 1936. Architect Pyotr Baranovsky was lucky to measur...

Pokrovsky Cathedral, St. Basil's Cathedral Russia · Moscow

Every capital has a well-known landmark making it easily recognizable. In Moscow, the Cathedral of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God, better known as the Cathedral of St. Vasily the Blessed (or St. Basil's Cathedral, as it is often called in English), standing in Red Square is such a landmark. The Cathedral of the Protecting Veil of the M...