According to TASS, on December 10, on the island of Phangan, in the Gulf of Thailand in the south of Thailand, an Orthodox church was consecrated in the name of the Monk Seraphim of Sarov. The rite of his consecration was performed by Bishop Anthony of Zvenigorod, who is visiting Thailand on an archpastoral visit. The one-domed St. Seraphim Church became the first Orthodox church in this part of the kingdom. It was erected in a year and a half with donations from believers. There are about four hundred Russian-speaking citizens living here on a permanent basis; more than two thousand Russians visit the island a year. The vast majority of Thais are Buddhist; besides them, there are Muslims and Christians of various kinds in the country. The Russian Orthodox Church has its own representation in the country and about a dozen churches, among which there are many local residents. Only in the resort of Pattaya, where the Russian-speaking diaspora is especially large, two parishes are open; one each - on the islands of Phuket, Koh Samui, Chang, as well as in the north of the country, in the province of Chiang Mai. In the capital of the kingdom, Bangkok, services have been held at St. Nicholas Cathedral for more than three years. There is a monastery in the province of Ratchaburi. Now, one more has been added to the number of Orthodox churches in the country - in the name of the revered Russian saint Reverend Seraphim of Sarov.
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