The Russian Church named after Alexander Nevsky was built between the years 1896-1903. Alexander Nevsky was a Russian military leader who lived during the 13th century. Due to his success in expanding Russia’s borders, he won the public’s admiration and became a patron saint of the Tsar Alexander the 3rd.
During the second half of the 19th century, the Tsar established many buildings, which decorate the streets of Jerusalem to this day. The Russian consulate was supposed to be built here, next to a crusaders’ hospice, but the discovery of significant archeological findings changed the plan.
