Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Sestroretsk)

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Sestroretsk was erected in memory of Russian submarine sailors, since, according to legend, it was on Lake Razliv in 1721–1725 that Yefimon Nikonov's "hidden vessel" was tested. The church houses an open Book of Memory with a list of Russian submariners who died since 1904, where those who perished on the current date are commemorated daily. In 2014, an icon of the Sestroretsk new martyrs was brought here, and in 2016 the walls were decorated with a mural by Alina Knyazeva featuring eight panels about the apostles Peter and Paul. The church is assigned the chapel of Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg at Hospital No. 40, where special prayers for the repose of submariners are held on March 19, April 7, and August 12.