Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church

Services are held in the Russian Orthodox Church every Saturday (5:00 p.m.) and every Sunday (10:00 a.m.), and sometimes during the week for special celebrations. It is located on Kapellenberg in the north of Potsdam and was built between 1826 and 1829 by order of the Prussian King Frederick William III for the Russian soldiers of the choir of the Russian colony of Alexandrowka.

In memory of Tsar Alexander I, who died in 1825, the church was named after his patron saint, the Russian prince Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky, who was canonized in the 16th century - "Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church."Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander-Newski-Gedächtniskirche_(Potsdam)

In memory of Tsar Alexander I, who died in 1825, the church was named after his patron saint, who was ...