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unusual facts about Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Tallinn



Albert Conrad De Vito

Seven years after his death, Indira Gandhi the then Prime Minister of India requested and obtained permission for his remains to be laid to rest in the Cathedral of St. Joseph at Lucknow which himself had promoted.

Borys Gudziak

He was ordained on 26 November 1998 in the Cathedral of St. George in Lviv by Bishop Sofron (Mudry), O.S.B.M. and incardinated in the Major Archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians.

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix

After the Northridge earthquake of 1994 damaged the Cathedral of St. Mary, the eparchial offices, and the bishop's residence, Bishop George moved his office and residence to Phoenix, Arizona.

Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba

The original altar-piece, an Irish carving of Leonardo's Last Supper, is still present in the Cathedral and has been incorporated into the new altar.

Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned

San Roque, Cádiz (The original statue of St Mary was moved there in 1704, following the British takeover of Gibraltar)

However, under the rule of the Catholic Monarchs, the old building was demolished and a new church was erected, in Gothic style.

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

In 1047, Lambert II, Count of Leuven founded a chapter in this church and organized the transportation of the relics of Saint Gudula, housed before then in Saint Gaugericus Church on Saint-Géry Island.

Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod

The large cross on the main dome (which has a metal bird attached to it, perhaps symbolic of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove) was removed by Spanish infantry.

For over 60 years it resided in the Madrid's Military Engineering Academy Museum, until November 16, 2004 when it was handed over back to the Russian Orthodox Church by the Spanish minister of defense José Bono.

Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul

It is situated in the Place de l'Indépendence in the Ville Nouvelle, a crossroads between Avenue Habib Bourguiba and Avenue de France, opposite the French embassy.

Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate

The Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Tallinn and the Pühtitsa Convent (Pukhtitsa) in Kuremäe in East Estonia were also built around this time.

Evelyn Underhill

page 7 At eleven he ran away to Brussels, where he began to live with his uncle, John Hinckaert, a Canon at the Cathedral of St. Gudule, and a younger Canon, Francis van Coudenberg.

Frederick Franck

His sculptures are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Fogg Art Museum, the Tokyo National Museum, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Interfaith dialogue

September 11, 2001 - After September 11, under the leadership of James Parks Morton, Dean Emeritus of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Interfaith Center of New York's mission became increasingly centered on providing assistance to immigrant and disenfranchised communities whose religious leaders were often the only source of knowledge for new immigrants about coping with a new life in an urban environment like New York City.

Main Street, Gibraltar

The street's route has only had minor adjustment when the front of the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned was re-modeled and downsized in 1801 in order to straighten the street on the orders of the British Governor, Charles O'Hara.

Mary Xavier Mehegan

In 1853 James Roosevelt Bayley became the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Newark, with the Pro-Cathedral of St. Patrick serving as its seat.

Oberlin Trio

On Tuesday, May 23, 1989, New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn wrote about the Trio in a concert of the complete chamber music of Maurice Ravel, presented at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Sunday, May 21, 1989: "The outstanding performances of the afternoon included a lush, resilient rendering of the Quartet . . . as well as a fevered, emphatically arching account of the Piano Trio, by the Oberlin Trio (Joseph Schwartz, piano, Andor Toth Jr., cellist, and Mr. Clapp)."

Paul de Sorbait

His tomb is in the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Vienna.

Paul Halley

While organist and choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1977 to 1989, he collaborated with Paul Winter to create the Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, Halley became a member of the Paul Winter Consort, and earned five Grammy Awards for his contributions as a composer and performer with the group.

Plague Mass

It was recorded on October 12 and 13, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City and released in 1991.

Rachel Kollock McDowell

When Bishop Manning called a press conference one day to announce a $10,000,000 campaign for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, he held up his statement until she got there – 50 minutes late.

Shahram Shiva

Since 1992, Shahram Shiva has been presenting concerts at numerous venues, including the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Joyce Theater, Kripalu Center, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, New York Open Center, Yale University, Columbia University, and New York University, among many others.

St. Toros Church

It is located next to the St. James' Cathedral.

Sviatoslav III of Vladimir

It was he who commissioned the town's principal landmark, the Cathedral of St. George, constructed in 1230-34.

Victor of Solothurn

He and Ursus of Solothurn are patron saints of the Cathedral of St. Ursus and St. Victor in Solothurn, Switzerland.


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