St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia

St. Isaac ’s Cathedral owes its appearance to Peter I. Peter was born on May 30 on the day of Isaac of Dalmatia, a Byzantine monk who was once canonized. On May 30, 1710, the emperor ordered the construction of a wooden St. Isaac’s Church near the Admiralty. The order was executed. The church was built on the bank of the Neva River, on the western side of the Admiralty. It was here that on February 19, 1712, Peter I was married to his wife Catherine...