letsgo@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWashington DC to be renamed to St Donaldsburglemm.eeimagemessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1638arrow-down122
arrow-up1616arrow-down1imageWashington DC to be renamed to St Donaldsburglemm.eeletsgo@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI thought St. Petersburg was named for the Apostle Saint Peter? Pyotr founded the city but to my knowledge didn’t name it after himself nor was he canonized as a Saint.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoFor a while it was Leningrad.
I thought St. Petersburg was named for the Apostle Saint Peter?
Pyotr founded the city but to my knowledge didn’t name it after himself nor was he canonized as a Saint.
For a while it was Leningrad.
But that’s an entirely different story