The religious procession devoted to the heavenly patron and the defender Saint Petersburg to the Saint blessed grand duke Alexander Nevsky

On September 12 in Saint Petersburg traditional religious procession in honor of transferring of relics of the Saint blessed grand duke Alexander Nevsky and establishment of day of the Nishtadtsky world took place. Festive procession is carried out to honor of transferring to Saint Petersburg from Vasilik Vladimir relics of the Saint blessed prince Alexander Nevsky which the founder made with own hand on September 12, 1724 Saint Petersburg the emperor Peter I. Thus, the city on Neva found the heavenly patron and the defender, and day became on September 12 for Saint Petersburg a special holiday. The tradition to make religious procession in...