Marian devotion
Lavra of Alejandro Nevsky and the Virgin
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The most important monastery in St. Petersburg, with numerous Marian relics.
The Lavra of Alejandro Nevsky was founded in 1710 by Peter the Great. It is the most important monastery in St. Petersburg and houses numerous relics and Marian icons.
The Church of the Annunciation
Within the complex is the Church of the Annunciation, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It contains an 18th-century iconostasis with Marian icons of great artistic value.
The relics of San Serafin de Sarov
In the Lavra, the relics of Saint Serafin of Sarov, one of the most venerated saints of Russia, who had a deep devotion to the Virgin Mary, are preserved. Saint Serafin prayed daily to the icon of the Virgin of Kazan.
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