Sampson Cathedral Monument-Museum

Музей-памятник Сампсониевский собор

One of the oldest cathedrals in St. Petersburg. On June 27, 1709 Russian troops under the leadership of Peter I at Poltava Swedish army was defeated. In connection with this event was the emperor decided to build a new temple in the capital. Because June 27 on the church calendar is a day of remembrance of the Reverend Sampson the Hospitable, the new church was decided to give it a name. The cathedral is a branch of the Museum of St. Isaac's Cathedral. The cathedral consists of three buildings - the main temple, the bell tower and chapel.

• history
• museum

Address

Bolshoy Sampsoniyevskiy prospekt (Большой Сампсониевский пр.), 41

Getting there

: Vyborgskaya (Выборгская),: К32, К262. or: 38 to stop Grenaderskaya ulitsa

Hours

Mon Tue, Thu-Sun 10:00-20:00 (ticket - 19:00)

Phone

+78122945751

Website

isaac.spb.ru (opens in a new tab)