Given his role as the defender of the Neva, it is only natural that Alexander Nevsky is the patron saint of St. Petersburg. In 1710, Peter the Great founded a monastery in Nevsky's honor, which would also serve as a home for his relics. Today, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra is one of the most important monasteries in Russia, and its cemetery is the final resting place of many of Russia's most famous writers, actors and musicians.
The life of Alexander Nevsky provided the material for one of Sergei Eisenstein's most famous films. A new Russian film about Alexander Nevsky and the battle on the Neva will appear in theaters on May 1. It will not, however, star Alexander Nevsky the actor.
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