letsgo@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 天前Washington DC to be renamed to St Donaldsburglemm.eeimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1618arrow-down121
arrow-up1597arrow-down1imageWashington DC to be renamed to St Donaldsburglemm.eeletsgo@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 天前message-square25fedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 天前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.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 小时前For 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