From left in the background: Boris Gryzlov, permanent member of the Russian Security Council and chairman of the supervisory board of St Theodore's Cathedral; President of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin; attend the consecration ceremony for St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284070
From left in the foregound: President of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin and Vice Governor of St Petersburg Igor Divinsky attend the consecration ceremony for St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284069
Deputy Chairman of the Romanov Family Association Prince Dmitry Romanov with his spouse Theodora after the St Theodore's Cathedral consecration ceremony in St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284034
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, center,during the consecration ceremony of St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284024
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill during the consecration ceremony of St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284021
Chairperson of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, center, attends the consecration ceremony of St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284020
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill takes part in a religious procession held during the consecration ceremony of St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284019
A religious procession is held during the consecration ceremony of St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2284018
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, center, during the consecration ceremony of St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2283997
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill during the consecration ceremony of the upper church in St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2283983
Second row, from left: Chairperson of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko; Boris Gryzlov, permanent member of the Russian Security Council and chairman of the supervisory board of St Theodore's Cathedral; President of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin; Vice Governor of St Petersburg Igor Divinsky; third row, from right: Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Sergey Zheleznyak attend the consecration ceremony of the upper church in St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2283902
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky is pictured here ahead of the consecration ceremony of the upper church in St Theodore's Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2283847
The consecration ceremony of the upper church in St Theodore Cathedral, St Petersburg.14.09.2013#2283843