On November 3, 2024, on the eve of the celebration in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity, a festive reception was held at the residence of Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel A.D. Viktorov.
The event was honored by the presence of Blaney Patriarch of the Holy Trinity of the Holy Trinity.
The event, dedicated to Russia's national holiday, was honored with the presence of Holy Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine Theophilus II, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Jerusalem Patriarchate, Archbishop Aristarchus of Constantine and Archdeacon Mark. The Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, His Beatitude Theophilus II
The evening's honored guests included Israeli politician and public figure, 16th Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other states accompanied by members of the diplomatic corps, public figures, businessmen, and journalists.
From the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem, the head of the mission archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), deputy head of the RSM Hegumen Nikon (Golovko) and mission cleric Deacon Makary Petukhov attended the gala evening, the mission's head archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev) reported. href="https://rusdm.ru/%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC-%D0%B2-%D1%87/">сайт миссии.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel, A.D. Viktorov.
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