The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky, Russian: Собор Святого Александра Невского, romanized: Sobor Svyatogo Aleksandra Nyevskogo) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church located at 12 Rue Daru in the 8th arrondissementofParis. The closest métro station is Courcelles 
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| Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky | |
Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky de Paris
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  Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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| 48°52′39.3″N 2°18′7.1″E / 48.877583°N 2.301972°E / 48.877583; 2.301972 | |
| Location | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Website | cathedrale-orthodoxe.com |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Joseph Vassiliev, Alexander II of Russia |
| Consecrated | 11 September 1861 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation |  Monument Historique PA00088807[1] |
| Designated | 11 May 1981 |
| Architect(s) | Roman Kouzmine, Ivan Strohm |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Groundbreaking | 3 March 1859 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | John of Dubna |
The cathedral was established and consecrated in 1861, making it the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. It was constructed in part through a gift of 200,000 francs from Tsar Alexander II.[2] Under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of 1931, the parish retroceded to the Moscow Patriarchate in 2019, becoming the see of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe.[3]
It should not be confused with Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, which is a provincial cathedral of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe (Moscow Patriarchate).
The 1956 film Anastasia, about one of the daughters of the imperial Romanov family, features the Cathedral in one of its first scenes.[4]
