Moscow, January 7, 2012
Patriarchal service at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, Nativity of Christ, 2012. |
Around 90,000 people participated in the nighttime services. They attended 282 Moscow churches, the representative said.
During the celebrations of the Nativity of Christ held in Moscow’s Orthodox churches, over 80,500 members of the police force, internal military, and voluntary security groups guarded the safety of religious Muscovites.