Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky
There's yet another in Paris for some reason or other, David. (only my little brother, Mike, calls me Dave) Glad you asked - I hadn't thought about it. I meant to ask, who did you travel with to the 'Stans' other than Dave and MerryJo? Was it arranged with Travel Camel? I can't get a reply from him. Here's what the internet tells me about our friend Alex: - you've already done it I'll bet! St. Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский; pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪrɐˈsɫavʲɪtɕ ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj] (About this soundlisten); 13 May 1221[1] – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40 and 1240–56 and 1258-1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–63) during some of the most difficult times in Kievan Rus' history. Commonly regarded as a key figure of medieval Rus', St. Alexander – the grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest – rose to legendary status on account of his military victories over German and Swedish invaders while agreeing to pay tribute to the powerful Golden Horde. He was canonized as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church by Metropolite Macarius in 1547.[2]