Many people
mistakenly believe that St. Petersburg was named after its founder -
Peter I. However, it is not. City is named after the patron saint of the
first Russian emperor - the Apostle Peter. Desire to call any castle in
honor of the patron saint of the Russian emperor was long before the
founding of St. Petersburg. This fortress had to be erected on the Don,
if successful, the Azov campaign, but it ended in failure. Fortress in
honor of St. Peter's was founded May 16, 1703 on the Neva River and
named St. Petersburg. But on June 29 after the laying of the fortress
Cathedral of Peter and Paul, it was called the Peter and Paul, and the
old original name St. Petersburg later spread to the entire city.
