Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Kronstadt

St. Andrew's Cathedral
of Saint Andrew Apostle
Basic information
Geographic coordinates 59°59′30″N 29°46′39″E / 59.99166°N 29.77750°E / 59.99166; 29.77750Coordinates: 59°59′30″N 29°46′39″E / 59.99166°N 29.77750°E / 59.99166; 29.77750
Affiliation Russian Orthodox
Municipality Kronstadt
State Russia
Province Saint Petersburg
Status Destroyed
Architectural description
Architect(s) Charles Cameron (lead architect)
Andreyan Zakharov, A.N. Akutin
Architectural style Late Empire style
Groundbreaking 1805
Completed 1817
Specifications
Dome(s) One

St. Andrew's Cathedral of Saint Andrew Apostle in Kronstadt is a Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1805–1817, dedicated to the patron saint of the Russian Navy. It was designed by Andreyan Zakharov. St. Andrew's Cathedral was destroyed under the Soviet regime in 1932. It was well known between Russian Orthodox believers because Saint John of Kronstadt, one of the greatest saints of Russian Orthodox Church, was working in it as a priest for a long time.[1]

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