The authorities of St. Petersburg transfer another temple to the Russian Orthodox Church

The authorities of St. Petersburg transfer another cathedral for the free use of the Russian Orthodox Church - the recently recreated temple of St. Catherine in Pushkin.

According to TASS, this is stated at the disposal of the Committee for Property Relations of St. Petersburg.

The restoration of the temple in the historical place in the center of the St. Petersburg suburbs has become one of the key projects of the preparation program for the celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the Tsarskoye Selo, which was celebrated in June 2010. The Catherine Cathedral was built on the Cathedral Square of Tsarskoye Selo in 1840 about the project of architect Konstantin Ton.

Earlier it was reported that in St. Petersburg the opposition was united to fight against the transfer of the Isaacievsky Cathedral to the use of the Russian Orthodox Church. The created coalition plans to conduct a rally on the steps of the temple on January 13. According to Andrei Pivovarov, the leader of the St. Petersburg branch of Parnas and Open Russia, the coalition included Yabloko, Fair Russia, Parnassus, Open Russia and the Growth Party.

Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Culture said that the preservation of the museum functions of the Isaac's Cathedral when transferring the Russian Orthodox Church is possible only theoretically, Interfax reports .

“We believe that when transferring the Isaac's Cathedral, the preservation of current museum functions is possible only theoretically. The joint use of the museum and the current temple is fraught with a number of difficulties, including a cardinal difference in the implementation of museum and religious functions, ”the ministry explained.