In the town of Kortrik (province of West Flanders, Kingdom of Belgium) Archbishop Simon of Brussels and Belgium consecrated the newly opened Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patriarchy.ru reports. It became possible after the city administration agreed to allocate for the Russian community the temple building built in the late XIX century.
The city mayor's office preliminarily carried out major repairs in the temple and provided it to the Russian community for free rent. Now Orthodox compatriots have a place to gather for common prayer.
The town of Kortrik was founded in the VII century by Roman settlers, at the same time the first Christian churches were built there.
Archbishop Simon thanked the city administration for this friendly gesture. A priest will soon be appointed to the newly consecrated church.
A Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His Eminence was served by the clergy of the Brussels-Belgium Diocese. Liturgical hymns were sung by the diocesan youth choir under the direction of the regent Joanna Skrobovska.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Belgium A.A. Tokovinin and his wife attended the consecration.
At present there are eighteen churches in the diocese and the following churches in the diocese two monasteries, a male monastery where prayers are prayed in Flemish and a female monastery where services are conducted in French.
The city mayor's office preliminarily carried out major repairs in the temple and provided it to the Russian community for free rent. Now Orthodox compatriots have a place to gather for common prayer.
The town of Kortrik was founded in the VII century by Roman settlers, at the same time the first Christian churches were built there.
Archbishop Simon thanked the city administration for this friendly gesture. A priest will soon be appointed to the newly consecrated church.
A Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His Eminence was served by the clergy of the Brussels-Belgium Diocese. Liturgical hymns were sung by the diocesan youth choir under the direction of the regent Joanna Skrobovska.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Belgium A.A. Tokovinin and his wife attended the consecration.
At present there are eighteen churches in the diocese and the following churches in the diocese two monasteries, a male monastery where prayers are prayed in Flemish and a female monastery where services are conducted in French.
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