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On August 30 1724, Peter I officially moved the relics of St.
Alexander Nevski in Russia’s new capital – Petersburg. On this
day in 1924, the St. Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia was
inaugurated. It is one of the town’s biggest historical monuments,
as well as one of its most distinctive symbols. It is also the biggest
memorial-church on the Balkan peninsula. It was built in memory
of the Russian king Alexander I, who is called by all Bulgarians the
Liberator, for his troops liberated Bulgaria from the Turkish yoke in
1878. The cathedral occupies an area of 2600 sq.m., it is 70 m in
length and 55 m in width. It represents an impressive five-nave
basilica of cruciform domed type. The church itself is round in
shape, consisting of three altar apses: central, dedicated to St.
Alexander Nevski, southern – to King Boris I the Baptist, and
northern – to the wholly brothers Cyrill&Methodius. The icons
and frescoes in the cathedral are the work of distinguished
Bulgarian and Russian artists. Most of them are extremely
precious and unique exponents, one of which is the Pearl icon of
The Holy Virgin and her child, which people believe has
miraculous powers. Another precious exponent is the Golgotha
stone, which is placed in a box, made of mother-of-pearl bearing
the Bulgarian kingdom coat of arms. It was given to the church as
a gift by patriarch Cyrill. | |||
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