Video: Kronstadt Naval Cathedral became a legacy of the pre-Christian past of St. Petersburg
2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-10 19:46
A visit to the naval cathedral in Kronstadt leaves an indelible impression on the attentive seeker.
The first thing that catches your eye is the abundance of Celtic pagan crosses on domes and trellises.
A small digression. Not everyone knows that the first symbol of Christianity was fish (in Greek, ichthus). She was depicted on the gravestones of the first Christians. Where did the cross come from? And what kind of cross and what does it symbolize? This photo of the 3 types of early Christian crosses in the photo below gives a lot for understanding.
From left to right: old - Russian cross, a cross on the oldest Christian monastery of Maalul (Syria, 4th century AD) and an Ethiopian cross. Pay attention to the volume of the cross!
Another photo of Maalul.
Celtic cross - there is a display on the plane of a three-dimensional cross
Now let's return to the Kronstadt Cathedral. Due to the fact that it functioned as a museum, many things have survived.
Again Celtic crosses right inside the temple
No oblique replicas of the 19th century
This cathedral is still waiting for its researchers.
But local shops sell "funny" toys on the theme of Christianity and 4 elements
Laughter is that the Celtic cross divides the inscribed circle into 4 sectors, which reflect exactly 4 elements: fire, water, earth and air. And the core of the circle is ether.
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