Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Lutheran Cathedrals




In our bus trip around St. Petersburg, our tour guide pointed out what she called a "Lutheran Cathedral."  It was tucked away behind and between two other buildings and we were by it so fast I couldn't get a picture.  But I wondered about her word choice.  Lutherans have churches, not cathedrals.  Catholics have cathedrals.   But as I learned later from our tour guide in Helsinki, there are Lutheran Cathedrals in Europe.

Statue of Alexander II in Market Square in Helsinki



Lutheran Cathedral in Market Square, with only 350 steps up to the door


The 12 apostles, in zinc, around the roof




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