List of churches in Saint Petersburg

This article contains sacred buildings of Saint Petersburg and its surroundings - sorted according to denomination (Russian-Orthodox, Catholic, Evangelical-Lutheran), according to size / importance (cathedrals, parish churches, chapels), according to location (generally in the city / in cemeteries or in monasteries) as well as synagogues and mosques.

In 1917 around 700 churches were counted, around 1990 there were around 140, in the years after 1990 numerous new buildings were added or were rebuilt according to old plans.

Russian Orthodox Churches

Cathedrals

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Comment / further information
Andreevsky Cathedral	Андреевский собор	1764-1786	on Vasilyevsky Island	Alexander Wist, Alexei Ivanov	-
Christ Resurrection Cathedral (Blood Church)	Храм Воскресе́ния Христо́ва на Крови	1883-1907	on Moskovsky Prospect on the Griboyedov Canal	Alfred Parland and Ignati Malyshev	-
Trinity Cathedral	Троице-Измайловский собор	1828-1835	on Ismailowski Prospect / Trinity Square	Vasily Stasov	Damaged by fire in 2008, later restored
Church of the Savior	Спасо-Преображенский собор	1827-1829	on Litejny Prospect / Preobrazhensky Square;	Vasily Stasov	-
Feodorovsky Cathedral of the Icon of Our Lady	Храм Феодоровской иконы Божией Матери	1910-1920	at Mirgorodskaya ul.	Stepan Krichinsky	first reinforced concrete structure; Removed in 1933; A completely new building took place between 2010 and 2013 (see photo).
Prince Vladimir Cathedral	Князь-Владимирский собор	1783-1787	on Blochina Street	Ivan Starov	Russian baroque style and bell tower (1783) in the early classical style
Isaac's Cathedral	Исаакиевский собор	1818-1858	at Isaac's Square	Montferrand	-
Kazan Cathedral	Казанский кафедральный собор	1801-1811	on Kazan Square / Nevsky Prospect	Andrei Voronikhin	-
Crucifixion Church	Крестовоздвиженский собор	1739-1751	on Ligowski Prospect	Yegor Dimmert	Baroque. It has had cathedral status since 2000 .
Nicholas (Nikolski-) Naval Cathedral	Никольский морской собор	1753-1762	at ul.Sadovaya / Nikolsky Square	Sawva Chewakinsky	-
Nicholas (Nikolski-) Naval Cathedral	Морской Никольский собор	1902-1913	in Kronstadt on Jakornaja Square	Vasily Kosyakov	-
Peter and Paul Cathedral	Петропавловский собор	1712-1732	in the fortress of the same name	Domenico Trezzini	with attached prince burial chapel / Великокняжеской усыпальницей
Peter and Paul Cathedral	Собор Петра и Павла (Петергоф)	1895-1904	in the village of Peterhof	Nikolai Sultanov	-
Samson Cathedral	Сампсониевский собор	1725-1733	on the Great Samson Prospect	Domenico Trezzini	-
Smolny Cathedral	Смольный собор	1748-1769	in the Smolny Convent on Rastrelli Square	Bartolomeo Rastrelli	-
St. Sophia Cathedral	Софийский (Вознесенский) собор	1782-1788	in Pushkin near St. Petersburg	Charles Cameron , Ivan Starov	Bell tower (1903-1904); Architect Leonti Benua
St. Elias Cathedral	Храм Святого Илии Пророка	1782-1785	on the Revolutions-Chaussee	Nikolai Lvov	-
Vladimir Cathedals	Владимирский собор	1761-1783	on Vladimir Prospect / Vladimir Square	unknown	-

Parish churches

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Church of the Resurrection	Храм Воскресения Христова у Варшавского вокзала	1904-1908	at Warschauer Bahnhof / Warschauer Platz on Obwodni Canal	Hermann Grimm, Gustav von Holy, Andrei Gun		-
Confessing Church	Знаменская церковь	1734-1747	in the place Tsarskoe Selo , Sadowaya ul.	Ivan Blank, Mikhail Semtsov	-	-
Bogoyawlensky Church	Богоявленская церковь	1889-1899	Dvinskaya ul. At the seaport	Vasily Kosyakov		-
Church of the Nativity of Christ	Церковь Рождества Христова	1999-2008	on Moscow Road	A. Lebedev	-	-
Church of the Nativity of Christ	Церковь Рождества Христова	2005-2007	in the “Glücksparkgelände”, ul. Kollontai	A. Lebedev		-
Church of Christ's Transfiguration	Церковь во имя Преображения Господня на Аптекарском острове	1840-1845	on the Apothekerinsel	K. Thon	-	profaned and greatly changed in the 1930s
Trinity Church " Kulitsch and Pas'cha "	Троицкая церковь «Кулич и Пасха»	1785-1790	on Obuchowski-Oborony-Prospect	Nikolai Lvov		-
Church of the Three Saints	Церковь Трёх Святителей	1740-1760	on Vasilyevsky Island	Giuseppe Trezzini	-	-
Holy Spirit Church	Конюшенная церковь / Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного	1816-1823	Konyushennaya Square	Vasily Stasov	-	-
Josef Belgorod Church	Церковь Иоасафа Белгородского	1995-2000	in Pargolowo	A. Petrov	-	-
Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist	Церковь Рождества Иоанна Предтечи	1776-1778	on Kamenny Island	Yuri Felten		-
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "All Mourning Joy"	Церковь иконы Божией Матери «Всех скорбящих Радость»	1817-1818	Spalernoi ul.	Luigi Ruska		-
Church of the Icon of the Blessed Mother " Burning Bush" ("Neopalimaja Kupina")	Церковь иконы Божией Матери «Неопалимая Купина»	2002-2004	on Lesnoi prospect	-	-
Church of Saint Isidore	Свято-Исидоровская церковь	1903-1907	on Rimsky-Korsakov-Prospect	Alexander Poleschuk		-
Church of Saint Sergei	Церковь Сергия Радонежского	1998-2001	Moscow avenue	-	-
Church of the Kronstadt Johannes	Церковь Иоанна Кронштадтского	1999-2002	on Kronstädter Platz	I. Knyazev	-	-
Church of Metropolitan Peter	Церковь Петра Митрополита	1991-2001	in Ulyanka, Lyoni Golikowa Street	-	-
Church of Metropolitan Peter	Церковь Петра Митрополита	-	at Romenski ul.	-	-	-
Dmitri Solunski Church	Церковь Димитрия Солунского	1906	at Nikitinskaya ul.	Alexander Vezeslavin		-
Church in the Name of the Preservation of Our Mother	Церковь во имя Державной иконы Божией Матери	1995-2007	-	B. Bogdanovich		-
Church of the Assumption of Mary	Успенская церковь	1996-1999	Maloochtinski prospectus	F. Romanowski, J. Grusdew		-
Peter and Paul Church	Церковь Петра и Павла	1831-1846	in Shuvalov Park	Alexander Bryullov		-
Protective Church	Покровская церковь	1913	in the area of the Polytechnic	Ing. I. Padpewski		-
St. George's Church	Церковь Георгия Победоносца	1993-1995	on Moscow Road	S. Lyubimov, P. Sylow	-	-
St. George's Church	Церковь Георгия Победоносца	1997-2004	in the village of Kuptschino, on the victory prospectus	I. Solodovnikov, I. Kuminov; Ing.Korzhin	-	-
Church of St. Catherine	Церковь Святой Екатерины	1811-1823	on Vasilyevsky Island	A. Mikhailov II	-
Church of St. Catherine	Церковь Святой Екатерины	1786-1790	in the village of Murino	Alexander Lvov	-	-
St. Pantaleon Church	Пантелеимоновская церковь	1734-1739	ul. Pestelja	I. Schumacher, I. Korobow		-
St. Simeon and Anna Church	Церковь Симеона и Анны	1731-1734	Belinsky Street	Mikhail Semzew		-
Tschesme Church	Церковь Рождества Иоанна Предтечи (Чесменская)	1777-1780	ul. Lensoviet	J. Felten		in memory of the victory over Turkey
Annunciation Church	Благовещенская церковь	1750-1763	on Vasilyevsky Island	-
Annunciation Church	Благовещенская церковь	1805-1809	in the Primorsko district	W. Motschulki	-	-
Annunciation Church	Благовещенская Пискарёвская церковь	1999-2002	on Piskarjewski Prospect	(Architect) W. Sapevskaya	-	-

Church buildings and chapels in cemeteries

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Alexander Nevsky Church	Церковь Александра Невского	1885-1886	at the Schuwalowo cemetery, Vyborger Chaussee	K. Kusmin	-	-
Church of the Resurrection	Воскресенская церковь	1901-1903	at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery, Kamskaya ul.	Ivan Aristarchov		-
Trinity Chapel	Троицкая часовня	2001-2002	at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery, Kamskaya ul.	Sergei Samusenko		-
Chapel of Xenia the Righteous	Часовня Ксении Блаженной	1902	at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery, Kamskaya ul.	Alexander Wsespawin		-
Kazan Church	Казанская церковь	2000-2001	at the Krasnenskoe Cemetery, Prospekt Statschek	Vyacheslav Kharitonenko		-
Church of Saint Job	Церковь Святого Иова (Крюковская)	1885-1887	at the Wolkowski Cemetery, Kamchatskaya ul.	Ivan Aristarchov		-
Church of the Light Angel Seraphim	Церковь Серафима Саровского	1906-1907	in the Seraphim Cemetery, Serebryakov Street	Nikolai Nikonov	-	-
Church of the Miracle Worker Nikolai	Церковь Николая Чудотворца (Никоновская)	1812-1814	at the Bolscheochtinsky Cemetery, Prospekt Metaphistow	-	Image in the Russian language Wikipedia	-
Church of John the Baptist	Церковь Иоанна Богослова	2000	at the Bogoslowski Cemetery, Metschnikow Propekt	-	-	-
Pargolowski Savior Church	Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного (Спасо-Парголовская)	1876-1880	at the Schuwalowski cemetery, Vyborger Chaussee	K. Kusmin	-	-
Smolensk Church	Смоленская церковь	1786-1790	at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery, Kamskaya ul.	Alexei Ivanov	image	-

Chapels

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Alexander Nevsky Chapel	Часовня Александра Невского	1883/1885	in the place Kolomjaga	F. von Pirwitza		-
Chapel of the Resurrection of Andrei	Часовня Андрея Первозванного	-	-	-	-
Chapel of the "Erecting the Cross of Honor" for Elena Zarizy (?)	Часовня Воздвижения Честного Креста Господня и Елены Царицы	-	at the Chudnovsky hospital	-	-	-
Chapel of Joseph, Bishop of Belgorod	Часовня Иоасафа, епископа Белгородского	-	at the children's hospital	-	-	-
Maltese Church of St. John of Jerusalem, originally Roman Catholic	-	1798-1800	on the premises of the Vorontsov Palace in Sadovaya ul. (Military School)	Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817)		(Russian-classical style) Altarpiece by A. I. Scharlemani ; Chapel restored in 1833 and 1980; inaccessible
Chapel of the Icon of the Mother of God "All sad joys"	Часовня Иконы Божией Матери Всех Скорбящих Радость	-	at the refectory of the Waalamski monastery	-		-
Chapel of the miracle worker Nikolai	Часовня Николая Чудотворца (Спас-на-Водах)	-	on the English bank	-	image	-
Chapel of the miracle worker Nikolai	Часовня Николая Чудотворца при подворье Введено-Оятского монастыря	-	on the site of the Kaschinski Sretensky Monastery, City of Kaschina	-	-

Churches in monasteries

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Church of the Resurrection	Воскресенский собор Воскресенского Новодевичьего монастыря	1849-1861	on the Novodevichy Convent site on Moskovsky Prospect	N. Efimov, N. Sychev		-
Trinity Cathedral	Троицкий собор Александро-Невской лавры	1710	in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery on Alexander Nevsky Square	-

Hofkirchen

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Kazan Church	Казанская церковь	-	at Valaam Monastery	-	-
Church of the Holy Martyrs Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubova and Sofia	Церковь Святых мучениц Веры, Надежды, Любови и матери их Софии	1756–	on the Statschek prospectus	Valine Delamotte		white stone church; 1992–1993 total renovation
Church of the Assumption of Mary	церковь Успения Пресвятой Богородицы при подворье Оптиной пустыни	1895-1897	Wassiljewski-Insel , Leutnant-Schmidt -Damm 27	-	-	-

Defunct cathedrals and churches

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Znamenski Confessing Church	Церковь Входа Господня во Иерусалим	1794-1804	Znamenskaya Square	F. I. Demertzow		Destroyed in 1941
Greek Church of Dmitri Solunski	Церковь великомученика Димитрия Солунского	1861-1865	at the Greek Square	Novel I. Kuzmin		1962 during the construction of the concert hall in October demolished
Church of the Assumption and the Blessed Virgin Mary	Церковь во имя Успения Пресвятой Богородицы	1753-1765	Sennaja square	Alexei Wassiljewitsch Kwasow		Demolished in 1961
Cathedral of Saint Sergei	Собор преподобного Сергия Радонежского всей артиллерии	1796-1800	Litejnschi prospectus 6	F. I. Demertzow		1934 partially demolished and rebuilt
Church of Saints Boris and Gleb	Церковь святых благоверных князей Бориса и Глеба	1869-1882	on the Synopsky bank	Mikhail Arefievich Shchurupov		Demolished in 1975
Church of Saint Andrew	Церковь Андрея Блаженного при Доме призрения	1871-1877	Komsomol Street 4	K. K. Vergeim		Demolished in 1922
Church of the Resurrection of Christ and Saint Michael	Церковь во имя Воскресения Христова и св. Михаила Архангела	1847-1859	Kolomna district	N. Jefimow, A. Schewtzow, W. Nebolzin, F. Ruska, K. Majewski		Dismantled in 1932
Holy Trinity Church and Society for the Advancement of Religious and Moral Enlightenment	Церковь Святой Троицы Общества распространения религиозно-нравственного просвещения	1890-1893	Maratstrasse 5	N. N. Nikonov		Demolished in 1966
Annunciation Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Благовещенская церковь	1844-1849	Blagovestschensky Square / Work Square	K. A. Thon		Destroyed in 1929
Vladimir Church	Владимирская церковь при Орлово-Новосильцевском благотворительном заведении	1834-1838	Novorossiysk Street	J. I. Charlemagne		Blown up in 1932
Wedensky Cathedral of the Semenovsky Regiment of the Life Guard	Собор ввведения во Храм Пресвятой Божией Матери лейб-гвардии Семёновского полка	1836-1842	-	K. Thon ; A. Rossi, L. Benua, K. Meisner		Demolished in 1933
Wedensky Ceremonies Cathedral	Храм Введения во Храм Пресвятой Богородицы	1793-1810	Wedenski Street, Pushkarski Garden	I. M. glue	-	Demolished in 1932

Catholic churches

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Church of Saint Alexandrian Catherine	Католическая церковь Святой Екатерины	1738-1783	on Nevsky Prospect	Domenico Trezzini , J. Ballein-Delamotte
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes	Храм Лурдской Божией Матери	1909	Kowenski Alley	L. Benois , M. Peretyatkovich		1940 to 1960 complete renovation
Church of Saint Stanislaus	Храм Святого Станислава	1823-1825	Street of the Writers' Union	David Visconti	-	Closed 1935–1996
Assumption Cathedral	Собор Успения Пресвятой Девы Марии	1870-1873	Red Army Road	E. Vorotilov	-
Sacred Heart Church	Церковь Святейшего Сердца Иисуса	-	ul.Babushkina	-	-	-
Chapel of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia	Часовня святой Елизаветы Тюрингской	-	at ul.Rjabinoi	-	-	-
St. Mary's Visitation Church	?	1859	Mineralnaja ul.	-	-	Reconstruction from 2005

Protestant churches

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Anglican Church	Английская	-	on the English bank 56	-	-	-
Anglo-American Church "Jesus Christ"	Англо-американская церковь Иисуса Христа	-	ul.Yakubovich 16	-	-	-
Anglo-American Church "Jesus Christ"	Англо-американская церковь Иисуса Христа	-	Obukhovsky Defense Prospectus 127А	-	-	-
German Reformation Church	Немецкая реформатская церковь	-	at Morskaya ul. 58	-	-	-
Estonian Church of Saint Joan	Церковь святого Иоанна	1759-1760	in the Dekabristenstrasse	-	image	Closed in 1930; Reducing the height of the bell tower; used by a club; Reactivated in 1993 and reconstructed between 1997 and 2000
Finnish Church of Saint Mary	Церковь святой Марии	1803-1805	on the Great Konyuzhnaya ul.	-		Rebuilt in 1890 under the architect L. Benua
French mission church	Французская реформатская церковь	-	at ul. Wostanija	-	-	-
House of prayer of the true Christian evangelists	Дом Молитвы Христиан Веры Евангельской	-	-	-	-
Dutch Reformation Church	Голландская реформатская церковь	-	Nevsky Prospect 20	-	-	-
Church of Christian Evangelists	Церковь Евангельских Христиан Баптистов	-	-	-	-	-
Church of Christian Evangelists in the Apostolic Spirit	Церковь Евангельских Христиан в духе Апостолов	-	-	-	-	-
Lutheran Church of Saints Peter and Paul / St. Petri Church	Лютеранская церковь Святых Петра и Павла	1728-1730 / 1833-1838	Nevsky Prospect 22-24	Burkhard Christoph von Münnich / Alexander Brüllow		neo-Romanesque style, closed in 1937, used as a swimming pool from 1962 to around 1992
Lutheran Church of Saint Michael	Лютеранская церковь Святого Михаила	1871-1876	on Vasilyevsky Island	-	-
Swedish Church of St. Catherine	Церковь святой Екатерины (шведский приход)	1767; 1885	in Little Konyushennaya ul.	J. Felten (1767); Carl Andersson (1885)
St. Anne's Church	Церковь Святой Анны	1735-1740	Kirochnaya ul.	Peter Eropkin, J. Felten (remodeling 1775–1779)		-
Church of St. Catherine	Церковь святой Екатерины	1768-1771	on the Great Prospect of Vasilyevsky Island	J. Felten	-	Rebuilt several times in 1852, 1895 and 1902/03
St. Michael Church	Церковь святого Михаила	1731-	on Vasilyevsky Island	-	-	Consecrated to Saint Michael in 1842; Replaced by a new building from 1871–1876: Arch. R. Bernhard; Completely reconstructed in 2002

Religious buildings of other denominations

church	Russian name	construction time	Location	architect	Image preview	Comment / further information
Armenian Church	Це́рковь Свято́й Екатери́ны - храм Армянской апостольской церкви	1771-1776	on Nevsky Prospect	J. Felten		classical style
Great Choral Synagogue	Санкт-Петербургская Большая Хоральная Синагога	1893/1909	on Lermontow prospectus	I. Shaposhnikov, L. Bachmann, W. Stassow, L. Benua		Closed in 1930, reconstructed in 1978, a. a. for the 1980 Olympics
Synagogue in the Jewish cemetery	Синагога на Еврейском кладбище	1908	in the Jewish part of the State Cemetery	J. Gerwitz	-
St. Petersburg Cathedral Mosque	Санкт-Петербургская соборная и кафедральная Мечеть	1909-1913	near the Gorkowski metro station	N. Wassiljewitsch, A. von Hogen		-
Tibetan Buddhist temples	Санкт-Петербургский Буддийский Храм "Дацан Гунзэчойнэй"	1909-1915	Primorsky Prospect	G. Baranowski, N. Roerich		in the canonical-Tibetan architectural style