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The Russian Orthodox Church does not mind the installation of the monument to Ivan the Terrible
The Russian Orthodox Church does not mind the installation of the monument to Ivan the Terrible
© "Orlets" a rally against the installation of a monument to Ivan the Terrible. Eagle, July 18, 2016, Moscow Philip (1507-1569) opposed Ivan the Terrible and was killed on his orders. Glorified by the church in the face of the saint.Today, July 19, Metropolitan of Orlovsky and Bolkhovsky, Anthony said he did not object to the founder of the city Ivan the Terrible against the installation of the monument in the Orel.
“I do not mind, the main thing is that there is no halo. And the fact that the historical personality, the founder of the city, is not a problem, ” Interfax quotes Metropolitan.
The Metropolitan also spoke out for the installation of the monument to the monument to the Monk Seraphim Sarov, who “was more closely rallied by the Russian people than Ivan the Terrible and others; His soul is golden, and we would be like that. "
Last week, the Governor of the Oryol Region Vadim Parakogo announced that before entering the young spectator Theater in Orel, a monument to the founder of the city Ivan the Terrible will be erected. The opening of the monument is scheduled for early August, when the 450th anniversary of the founding of the eagle will be celebrated.
On July 18, a promotion was held before the theater of the young spectator against the installation of the monument to Ivan the Terrible. The residents of the eagle are going to turn to the authorities and Patriarch Kirill with a request to prevent the installation of the monument. The Patriarch will visit the Oryol region on July 28 on the day of the baptism of Rus'.