hidden Aleksiy Compassion Society Aleksiy Compassion Society, it was one of the biggest in the Eparchy of St Petersburg. Aleksiy Compassion Society was founded on the basis of the complex of the charitable establishments and the community of nurses which were organized... more

hidden Eparchy of Saint Petersburg Eparchy of Saint Petersburg , territorial-administrative unit of ROC (Russian Orthodox Church). It was established according to the order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna on 1 September 1742, before it was territorially included into the Novgorod... more

hidden Eparhy of Vyborg and Finland The Eparchy of Vyborg and Finland. In 1809 Finland was included into the Russian Empire. There were about twenty five thousand members of the Orthodox Church (the majority of members was in the Ladoga rigion) in sixteen parishes of Finland in... more

hidden Lintulsky Convent of the Holy Trinity The Lintula Convent of the Holy Trinity (the settlement of Ogonki, the Vyborg distrikt). It was the first convent in Finland. The convent was founded by the privy Councillor F.P. Neronov in 1894 in the estate Lintula bought for this aim. The wooden... more

hidden The Transfiguration Cathedral (Vyborg Town) The Cathedral of the Transfiguration Christ (the town of Vyborg, 1 Teatralny Square). The decision about building a new Russian church was taken in summer 1783 during staying Empress Catherine II in the town of Vyborg. A draft was presumably done... more