Church of the Savior on Blood

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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (RussianЦерковь Спаса на Крови, Tserkovʹ Spasa na Krovi) is one of the main sights of St. PetersburgRussia. Other names include the Church on Spilt Blood (RussianЦерковь на Крови, Tserkov’ na Krovi) and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (RussianСобор Воскресения Христова, Sobor Voskreseniya Khristova).

This Church was built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was severely wounded and died in March 1881.The church was built from 1883 till 1907. The construction was funded by the imperial family. The name of the church should not be confused with the Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land, located in the city of Yekaterinburg.



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