St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral — Attraction in Seattle

Like a bastion on Capitol Hill. Beautiful services, wonderful priests, great choir, and lovely congregation. Keep in mind this is a Russian Orthodox Church, don’t expect hugs and kisses on you first visit. But rest assured, the ancient faith is alive here and the people are genuine.

Don’t miss the chapel of St. John Maximovitch upstairs, where this venerable saint reposed. They serve English language liturgies in the chapel every other week at 0800. Otherwise, vigil is at 1800 every Saturday and liturgy at 0930 every Sunday in the cathedral.

Of note, this church is on the old calendar meaning 13 days behind on most holidays (e.g. Christmas is on January 7th). Spoiler alert: there is no Santa Claus or Easter bunny. God bless and keep...

Went to Seattle to pray and found this incredible community. Very family oriented, the priest is great and the choir is very prayerful. I was here for the feast of transfiguration, they were hosting a bishop and the wonderworking kursk root icon. Everyone did a good job at controlling the flow of people and provided a mellow environment despite the crowds. I was impressed with the warmth and organization of...

I don't even speak Russian but I went with my wife who does, there are lots of people who go and seem to be happy. A very nice service, I love the decorations. I would have taken a photo but since it was in service I thought it was kind of weird to do so. There is hardly any parking so if you do come go to the nearest parking lot that's just around the corner and there's a few spaces where you'll...