On November 10, 2024, the monastery of St. Job of Pochaev, the German Diocese celebrated the handover of the keys to Seifridsberg Castle in Bavaria.
About 500 faithful came from all over the country to participate in the first prayer service at the monastery of St. Job of Pochaev, the German Diocese.
About 500 faithful came from all over the country to participate in the first prayer service at the walls of the future monastery, reports «Herald of the German Diocese.
The celebrations were attended by Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, Bishop Job of Stuttgart, the brethren of the Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev in Munich, clergy, numerous parishioners from various parishes of the German diocese, benefactors of the monastery, and representatives of local authorities.
Bishop Job thanked those gathered. «A new chapter has begun for Orthodoxy in Germany as a whole, as well as for the castle Seifridsberg, which for many years was in disrepair» — said, in particular, the bishop. Vladyka Job said that in the near future, specialists will draw up detailed schemes of the premises and the precise planning of work in the castle will begin.
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After the prayer service and greetings in the lobby of the main building, a concert by the choir of the Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia took place in Munich under the baton of V.V. Tsiolkovich. Tsiolkovich.
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