hidden Aleksy (Simansky) (1877 - 1970), patriarch, clergy figure Aleksy (Sergey Vladimirovich Simansky; 1877 - 1970), a patriarch. Sergey Vladimirovich Simansky was born in the family of a chamberlain. In 1896 he graduated from the Nicholas Lyceum, in 1899 he graduated from the department of law of the Moscow... 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