Ropshinskoye Highway / Petergofskoye Highway, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 198517
The chapel in the pseudo-Russian style was built in 1868 with the personal funds of Petty Officer Ivan Vasilyev of the Naval Cadet Corps in memory of the miraculous deliverance from death of His Majesty Emperor Alexander II during the assassination attempt on him on April 4, 1866. The main part of the money was contributed by the petty officer himself. The amount equaled his salary for three years. The rest was collected by local residents.
"In the current year of 1868, Peterhof was adorned with yet another new building: an elegant chapel, in memory of the miraculous deliverance of His Majesty the Emperor on April 4, 1866. This chapel, dedicated to the Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, will serve future generations as proof of the sincere and reverent love for the person of the Sovereign Anointed One, which fills the hearts of all the inhabitants of Peterhof, as well as all of Russia."
(A. Geirot, "Description of Peterhof", 1868)
It was built according to a design by Nikolai Benois. During the Soviet era, the chapel was closed, and its dome and cross were knocked down. It was restored and reconsecrated only in 2001.
