Residents of St. Petersburg again protest against the construction of a church on the banks of the Matisov Canal

Residents of St. Petersburg again protest against the construction of the Church of Demetrius of Thessalonica on the banks of the Matisov Canal. A letter of protest with 2,000 signatures was handed over to the governor of the city.

On September 10, 2017, an initiative group of residents of St. Petersburg handed over to the governor of the city a list with the names of protesters against the construction of the Church of Demetrius of Thessalonica on the banks of the Matisov Canal.

The letter of protest was signed by 2,000 citizens. In their opinion, there are already enough churches in the microdistrict - and it would be better to build a polyclinic or a kindergarten.

Recall that the land for the construction of the temple was allocated to the Orthodox community in September 2016. began in October Protests .

Sources

• Petersburgers asked the governor not to build a temple near the Matisov Canal // NTV. 2017. February 10.