On this day — 2nd September (O.S. 20th August) 1909, the foundation for the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral was laid in Tsarskoye Selo.
A divine liturgy was performed in the presence of the Imperial Family by Theophanes (Bystrov), Bishop of Yamburg. The first foundation stone was laid personally by Emperor Nicholas II.
The Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral became the household church of the Imperial family, and financed by Emperor Nicholas II.
After the revolution, the cathedral was closed, it was badly damaged during the Great Patriotic War. In 1991 the cathedral was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church, restoration of the Cathedral lasted nearly 20 years.. Russia’s first monument to Nicholas II was established on the grounds of the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral in 1993.
