Moscow, August 2, 2010 - Interfax
Metropolitan Nicholaos. Photo by Pravoslavie.ru
The hierarch donated his personal money to Patriarch Kirill. The Metropolitan heads a delegation of Greek Orthodox Church pilgrims to the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese, who came to commemorate St. Seraphim of Sarov, the Moscow Patriarchate official website reported.
Metropolitan Nicholas says Greece recently faced the same natural calamity, and therefore he knows from his personal experience the terrible outcome of the vast fires (extensive fires engulfed large areas of Greece in August 2009, and the fires of 2007 were extremely intensive and destructive).
"I hope this symbolic sum of 200,000 rubles will give a start to the efficient, not symbolic, help the Russian Orthodox Church will give to fire victims," the Metropolitan said.
As was reported, the Russian Church started collecting donations and clothing for fire victims. According to the Patriarch, councils responsible for the consolidated raising of donations will be set up in each parish. The Department for Church Charities and Social Mission opened a special bank account for donations.
