We toured 4
churches. St. Issac’s and The Church of
the Annunciation (The Church of Spilled Blood) were the principle
ones. They are basically now museums and
not functioning churches although they do have 1 or 2 services a year.
St. Issac’s
dominates the cityscape as it has the 4th largest dome in Europe. It has a lot of religious painting inside.
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Dome of St. Issac's
I had commented
to Lois that it was interesting the churches we had seen only had paintings and
not mosaics. When we went to The Church
of Spilled Blood it was the opposite – the inside of the entire church is
covered with mosaics.
Church of Spilled Blood
  Altar Doors - The Church of Spilled Blood |
The church at the Fortress of Peter and Paul is the resting place of all of the Russian Czars except one. They are in relatively simple marble tombs compared to the tombs of some other royalty we have seen in Europe. The remains of Nicholas and Alexandra and their children were interred here when their remains were found.
Peter and Paul Cathedral
Interior of Peter and Paul Cathedral
Tomb for Remains of Czar Nicholas 11 and Family
The 4th
church we went to was St. Nicholas Cathedral dedicated to sailors who had lost
their lives.
St. Nicholas Cathedral
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