Memorials : 0
Location : Saint Petersburg, Russia
Description : Kinoviyevskoye cemetery is located on the right bank of the river Neva. Cemetery belonged to the Kinoviya monastery, which was founded in 1820 by Metropolitan Mikhail (born Mikhail Desnitskiy, died on March 24, 1821). The monastery served as bishop's suburban home, subordinated by Alexander Nevsky Monastery. According to one version the name comes from the Greek "Kinos" - common and "Bios" - life. The date of the foundation of Kinoviyevskoye cemetery can be considered in 1848, when at the initiative of the bishop's house caretaker hieromonk Paisius the first burials took place behind the church of All Saints. Not only... Read More

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