A commission created in the years 1894-1895 to mark the
tercentenary of the rule of the Romanov Dynasty in 1913 approached Tsar
Alexander III for guidance about the possibility of building a public worship site
close to the Moscow railway station in St Petersburg. The intention was
to commemorate the many significant deeds marking the rule of the Imperial
Family during the centuries. Tsar Alexander
responded by suggesting that instead a church should be built on that location.
The church was inaugurated in January 1914 by Tsar Nicholas II in the presence
of members of the Imperial Family.
The church was virtually demolished by the bolsheviks
during the following 70 years, and therefore ceased to exist as a place of
worship.
This postcard shows the Cross Procession during the
consecration of the Upper Church. Tsar Nicolas II in the photograph is located behind the clergy.
This postcard came from Elena (26 August 2015)
Postcrossing.
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