[JOHN (Saint, 1829-1908, of Kronstadt, Archpriest of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Confessor to Alexander III of Russia)]

Unsigned photograph showing him nearly full length, full face, bareheaded, with eight other men and women on a balcony, the man next to him wears a sash of office, John is the tallest figure of all, 8¼" x 6¼" in frame 9¾" x 11¾" and glazed, no place, no date, circa

John was a commanding figure in Kronstadt, home of the Russian Navy, 20 miles west of St. Petersburg at the mouth of the Neva. John travelled widely in Russia and thousands visited him in Kronstadt. Alexander III died in his arms in 1894. Father John was canonized outside Russia in 1964 and inside Russia in 1990.

Item Date:  1900

Stock No:  55056      £750

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