Perhaps, in every city there are memorable places that are not made to show to all the guests of the city, where tourists do not drive.However, they have a rich history and are essential to the past and present.Seraphimovskoe cemetery (St. Petersburg) refers specifically to such attractions.It is located in an area that was once one of the poorest suburbs of St. Petersburg.At the end of the XIX century here settle peasants from the surrounding villages, or those who decided to try his luck in the big city, having arrived for work.By that time, the district has worked two cemeteries: Blagoveshchensk and Novoderevenskoe.But the number of inhabitants grew and, sadly, all men are mortal.And so over time, the cemetery of St. Petersburg is simply unable to accept new deceased.
There was a question about the allocation of land and the construction of a new graveyard.Diocese acquired a site close to the seaside railroad.This was the site of the new cemetery.Here in 1906, we laid the church, and the beginning of 1907 it was consecrated in the name of St. Seraphim of Sarov, one of the most revered Orthodox saints.And the graveyard called "Seraphimovskoe cemetery."A burial began even before Bookmarks church in 1905.
Seraphimovskoe cemetery served as the last refuge for the poor peasants, soldiers of the First World War, died at the front, or in hospitals.For a long time it was one of the city's main cemeteries.A huge number of "guests" found peace here during World War II - more than a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians.
lion's share of their number has fallen to the siege of Leningrad.Trucks were brought here daily mountains of corpses found in the streets of the city, grieving people came here to bury friends and relatives.After some time after the beginning of the blockade, it became clear that Seraphimovskoe Cemetery simply can not accommodate all those who met his end in the besieged city.Mass graves were moved to the cemetery Piskarevskoe.Once the blockade was lifted, the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov city filled two-day ringing of bells, for the first time since 1933 temples and cathedrals have banned it.By the way, throughout the war the church worked, instilling in the souls of believers hope.The exception was only 1942 when it replaced the morgue.
After the war, the territory of the cemetery was expanded.Nowadays it is no longer carried out mass graves.It remains the only one among the three: Novoderevenskoe and the Annunciation of the cemetery were destroyed during the multi-storey building area.Now Seraphimovskoe cemetery can be called the military-memorial complex.In the last decades of war are buried here who died in the line of duty.Many famous people - soldiers, scholars, cultural figures - find here last resting place.
tribute to the heroes of our country serve as memorials.This memorial complex in memory of victims of the siege of Leningrad and the eternal flame in front of him, a memorial to soldiers who died in Afghanistan, monument to the fallen crew of the submarine "Kursk", set on the site of their burial.
