Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

June 14th 2019
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16th June 2019

Dancing Dave
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
There is an Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia and this one in Sofia Bulgaria. Who was Alexander Nevsky that he attracted such adoration?

17th June 2019

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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Dave, thanks for your visit! Although I did not learn this information while in Sofia, when I did some research after our return I found that Nevsky was a Russian prince (and I believe is considered a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church). Apparently though the cathedral is named for him, it was also built in honor of the soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish war, and that these battles in the end aided in the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire. We saw similar tributes to a variety of people who aided in the struggle of Bulgaria to free itself from Ottoman rule.

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