The director of the Hermitage called to postpone the transfer of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Isaac's Cathedral

The General Director of the State Hermitage, President of the Union of Museums of Russia Mikhail Piotrovsky appealed to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill with a request to temporarily withdraw the petition of the St. Petersburg diocese on the transfer of the Isaac's Cathedral.

The message, which sets out the content of the letter of the director of the Hermitage Patriarch, is published on the website of the Union of Museums of Russia.

According to Piotrovsky, almost all temples and other structures necessary for the revival of a full -fledged religious life in Russia are already transferred to the ROC, and today we are talking about a few objects that have significant, special importance not only for the church, but also for the entire multi -confessional, multinational Russian society. ”

“In his letter M.B. Piotrovsky expressed the belief that the world in the souls of people and consent in society is more important than any property and invited the Patriarch to consider the temporary review of the petition of the St. Petersburg diocese on the transfer of the Isaac's Cathedral. This, according to the President of the Union of Museums of Russia, will stop the public confrontation and find the most wise and fair solution, ”the report said.

On January 10, it became known that the St. Isaac's Cathedral by decision of the city authorities will be transferred to the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

This decision caused disputes and conflicts, the inhabitants of St. Petersburg held a protest campaign at the Council, the Ministry of Culture believe that "when transferring the Isaac's Cathedral, the preservation of current museum functions is only theoretically."

Online patience "We demand to stop the transfer of the Isaac's Cathedral to the ROC!" collected more than 200 thousand signatures.