The cemetery Cross -Western Cathedral meets the guests of Petrozavodsk, who come from the south by rail. The cathedral in the name of the erection of the Cross of the Lord was built in 1848. at the expense of Petrozavodsk merchants. The main contribution was made by the merchant Mark Pimenov and his nephew Evdoki Pimenov, at the expense of the first temple was completely decorated. The merchants of the Pimenovs generally became famous in Petrozavodsk with their charity activities. On our portal you can buy flights to Petrozavodsk. A cross is installed near the temple, the inscription on which states that it was erected in honor of his stay at the plants of Petrozavodsk Peter the Great. There is evidence that the old cross was significantly damaged by time, and in the middle of the XIX in. Instead of the old, its exact copy was installed. Especially for the temple in St. Petersburg, iconostases were made to order, preserved to this day. In the 1920s. A local resident was supposed to make the seizure, but wrote that not a single silver salary was found on the iconostasis. The property of the temple was only described, moreover, values were transported here from the blown up Svyatukhov Cathedral, and they were stored here before they were transferred to the museum of local lore.
