Vladimir
Putin congratulated all Orthodox Christians and all Russians celebrating
Christmas.
January
7, 2018
09:00
St
Petersburg
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of 10
At Christmas
mass at the Church of St. Symeon the God-Receiver
and Anna the Prophetess.
The message
reads, in part:
“I sincerely
wish you a happy Christmas.
This
happy holiday brings joy and hope to millions of believers
as they feel closer to their spiritual roots and national
traditions, united through eternal Christian values and our nation’s
centuries-long historic and cultural legacy.
With
great satisfaction, I would like to acknowledge the fruitful
and truly selfless efforts of the Russian Orthodox Church
and other Christian denominations that support civil society
and accord in our country, and the development
of the inter-faith and inter-ethnic dialogue. Another important
contribution they make is to strengthening lofty moral values
and ideals in society, educating the younger generation and resolving
current social issues.
I wish
all Orthodox Christians and everybody who is celebrating Christmas good
health, success and happiness.”
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Vladimir
Putin attended Christmas mass at the Church of St. Symeon
the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess in St Petersburg.
After the service, the President presented the church with
a mid-19th century two-tiered icon featuring
the images of The Birth of Holy Theotokos and Christ’s
Resurrection, as well as those of Saints Elijah
the Prophet, Anna the Prophetess, Symeon, Saint Michael the Archangel
and other saints revered by the church.
The Church
of St. Symeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess was
built in 1734 on the order of Empress Anna Ioannovna
in the style of St Petersburg Baroque with elements of old
Russian architecture on the site of the 1714 wooden church
dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The church is
an architectural monument and one of the city’s oldest
Orthodox churches.
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