On May 12, on the Week of Myrrh-Bearing Women, in the city of Nur-Sultan, a symbolic stone was laid in the foundation of a new Orthodox church. This was reported by REGNUM with reference to the Kazinform agency. The rite of consecration of the foundation stone and the cross on the site of the future temple was performed by the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan Alexander, co-served by the clergy of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District. The commemorative letter, signed by the participants of the celebrations, was placed in a metal capsule and took its place in a special one below in the foundation of the future temple.
The solemn event gathered on Sunday a lot of believers in the city. The ambassador of the Russian Federation to this country Alexei Borodavkin, as well as the ambassadors of the Orthodox of Belarus, Serbia and Greece took part in the event, which was joyful for Orthodox citizens. The Minister of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan, Dauren Abaev, who represented the authorities of the republic at the ceremony, noted that the Russian Orthodox Church has been making a significant contribution to the cause of interfaith peace and harmony in the country for a long time. Recall that today in the city of Nur-Sultan (aka Astana, Akmola, Tselinograd, Akmolinsk; since November 10, 1997 - the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan) there are the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the temple of St. Seraphim of Sarov. One more Orthodox church will soon be added to them. the church - as soon as its construction is completed. And it will be consecrated in honor of All the saints who shone in the land of Kazakhstan.
The solemn event gathered on Sunday a lot of believers in the city. The ambassador of the Russian Federation to this country Alexei Borodavkin, as well as the ambassadors of the Orthodox of Belarus, Serbia and Greece took part in the event, which was joyful for Orthodox citizens. The Minister of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan, Dauren Abaev, who represented the authorities of the republic at the ceremony, noted that the Russian Orthodox Church has been making a significant contribution to the cause of interfaith peace and harmony in the country for a long time. Recall that today in the city of Nur-Sultan (aka Astana, Akmola, Tselinograd, Akmolinsk; since November 10, 1997 - the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan) there are the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the temple of St. Seraphim of Sarov. One more Orthodox church will soon be added to them. the church - as soon as its construction is completed. And it will be consecrated in honor of All the saints who shone in the land of Kazakhstan.
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