Below is a photo of the city limit sign as you enter the city of Abakan (АБАКАН) here in Russian Siberia.
To put it mildly, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is one magnificent edifice.
I have visited it twice and I wanted to share it here with you who may be interested in seeing and enjoying it.
THE SPASO-PREOBRAZHENSKY CATHEDRAL
As you may be able to ascertain from some of the above photos, the cathedral sits in the midst of an enormous park.
The above (from a distance) photos were taken during my first visit to the cathedral.
The below (up close and very personal) photos were taken during my second visit.
Now I'm going to walk around the cathedral to the right.
Now we're looking at the rear of the cathedral.
Now I'm backing away from the cathedral to go out into its park.
I am not sure but I think that the monument below is in honor of St. Peter. Again I am not sure of this. Then too it could be a monument to a different St. Peter than to Peter the disciple of Jesus.
Further down I show a Monument to St. Peter and Favronia. So it could be that St. Peter.
The next four photos below will assist you to see the location of this monument in relation to the Cathedral. They give you some feeling of the size of the park.
A small and inviting Gazebo.
Again, the next two photos below help to orient you to the Gazebo and its relation to the Cathedral and also to the above (St. Peter?) monument.
THE MONUMENT TO ST. PETER AND FEVRONIA
I speak a truth here : This civilization, that I am so honored to be visiting, is many centuries older and seemingly is far ahead of us in some forms of maturity.
I had not heard of the above tale :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_and_Fevronia
A few photos of The Monument to St. Peter and Fevronia showing the Cathedral in the background.
I am so honored to be here and to be able so share some of the things that are touching the deepest levels of my spiritual soul.
Cap along with Patti who is helping me no end.
Post Script : The above photo shoot was not a 10 minute undertaking! Maybe 45 minutes. At -20°F, with the sun setting, the cold attacked my right hand. I have stopped removing my left mitten. Tomorrow, Saturday the 29th, I am going to attempt to find hand warmers!
To put it mildly, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is one magnificent edifice.
I have visited it twice and I wanted to share it here with you who may be interested in seeing and enjoying it.
THE SPASO-PREOBRAZHENSKY CATHEDRAL
As you may be able to ascertain from some of the above photos, the cathedral sits in the midst of an enormous park.
The above (from a distance) photos were taken during my first visit to the cathedral.
The below (up close and very personal) photos were taken during my second visit.
Now I'm going to walk around the cathedral to the right.
Now we're looking at the rear of the cathedral.
Now I'm backing away from the cathedral to go out into its park.
I am not sure but I think that the monument below is in honor of St. Peter. Again I am not sure of this. Then too it could be a monument to a different St. Peter than to Peter the disciple of Jesus.
Further down I show a Monument to St. Peter and Favronia. So it could be that St. Peter.
The next four photos below will assist you to see the location of this monument in relation to the Cathedral. They give you some feeling of the size of the park.
A small and inviting Gazebo.
Again, the next two photos below help to orient you to the Gazebo and its relation to the Cathedral and also to the above (St. Peter?) monument.
THE MONUMENT TO ST. PETER AND FEVRONIA
I speak a truth here : This civilization, that I am so honored to be visiting, is many centuries older and seemingly is far ahead of us in some forms of maturity.
I had not heard of the above tale :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_and_Fevronia
A few photos of The Monument to St. Peter and Fevronia showing the Cathedral in the background.
I am so honored to be here and to be able so share some of the things that are touching the deepest levels of my spiritual soul.
Cap along with Patti who is helping me no end.
Post Script : The above photo shoot was not a 10 minute undertaking! Maybe 45 minutes. At -20°F, with the sun setting, the cold attacked my right hand. I have stopped removing my left mitten. Tomorrow, Saturday the 29th, I am going to attempt to find hand warmers!
It is about time you try to find some hand warmers, past time actually. My hands get cold thinking of you having your glove(s) off while shooting all these photos. As you have said, and as I know, for every published photo, you have taken at least 4 or 5 other photos of the same subject. Brrrr. What an amazing cathedral and it was interesting to click into the Wikipedia story of St. Peter and Fevronia. You are in the midst of some very fascinating history. I am enjoying the education! Love, hugs. Patti
ReplyDeleteAs you now know, I went to a mini-version of the Abakan Home Depot where they sell a lot of commercial building supplies. I went armed with two translations into Russian for hand warmers. One from Mike and a second one from Google translate. No dice. I even asked three or four different clerks. Still no dice.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. For each photo that makes the grade, many do not BUT still I had to shoot them and my hands paid a price.
Happy you checked out the reference to St. Peter and Fevronia. Yes indeed, I am in the midst of some real old and fascinating history. Much Love My Dear One. Cap
Love the Orthodox Churches,glad they survived the Marxist era.I was sort of surprised in one of your earlier photos to see a statue of Lenin,is he still regarded highly ? Or,is he so famous ,or infamous,that he rates a statue on fame alone ?Just curious. Tom
ReplyDeleteTom, many MANY of the beautiful and historic Orthodox Churches did NOT survive the 'purge'. They were destroyed and the land they once stood upon was then used for other purposes. The land upon which one of the most historic Orthodox Churches that was destroyed stood, was turned into a swimming pool. Vladimir Lenin is a world and historically famous human being regardless of anyone's belief systems. He paid his dues, was excelled out to Siberia for three years and believed in the small and the common man as opposed to the Tzar and others who only wanted fame and wealth. So yes he is honored and famous right up to today whether we liked him or not. I think, right now, here and today, we have a ruler or a ruling Despot that wants to remove health care from the common man and to increase the wealth of the super rich. Smiles .. Cap
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