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St. Andrew's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Philadelphia
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St. Andrew's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Philadelphia

Свято-Андреевский собор (Филадельфия)
USAФиладельфия1902Public buildings
The parish was organised by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew the First-Called in 1897 and is regarded as the oldest Orthodox parish in Philadelphia. In 1899 Russian officers and sailors arrived in the city, where the cruiser Varyag and the battleship Retvizan were being built at a local shipyard; according to the parish, in 1902 their donations paid for a lot with a building on 5th Street, which was converted into a church. A two-storey annex was added in 1959; the cathedral has a museum dedicated to the sailors of the Varyag. The cathedral belongs to the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA.
Приход организован братством Святого Андрея Первозванного в 1897 году и считается старейшим православным приходом Филадельфии. В 1899 году в город прибыли русские офицеры и матросы, для которых на местной верфи строились крейсер «Варяг» и броненосец «Ретвизан»; по сведениям прихода, в 1902 году на их пожертвования купили участок со зданием на 5-й улице, перестроенным под храм. В 1959 году к храму пристроено двухэтажное здание; при соборе работает музей, посвящённый морякам «Варяга». Собор относится к приходам Московского патриархата в США.

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EraChurch
FunctionChurch
Present ownerSt. Andrew's Cathedral parish, Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
Acquisitionpurchased, 1902
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
The cathedral's website carries parish life reports, the latest dated 13 September 2026; the Divine Liturgy is served every Sunday.

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