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 The Kostel of the Mother of God of Mount Carmel The Kostel of the Mother of God of Mount Carmel (the town of Gatchina, 29 Uritskogo Street). The first Catholic chapel was built in Gatchina in 1800. 586 Catholics lived in Gatchina in 1843. In 1887 the chapel was built for Catholics (it was... more

hidden Yaroshenko, Nikolay Aleksandrovich (1846-1898), an artist YAROSHENKO, Nikolay Aleksandrovich (1846–1898), an artist. Since the middle of 1850s he lived in St.Petersburg. He graduated from the Fist Military School (1863), Mikhailovsky Artillery College (1865), Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy (1870). ... more