Authorities of the Chechen republic to support Orthodox in Easter celebration / Православие.Ru

Grozny, April 19, 2013

According to Interfax, the head of the Chechen republic has ordered to form the organizational committee to support the parish of Holy Archangel Michael in the city of Grozny in celebration of Easter. The organizational committee has been charged to develop and realize the plan of respective events. The press service of R. Kadyrov has reported on Friday that the first deputy chairman of the Administration of the Head and the Government of the Republic Dmitry Kashliunov has become the head of the organizational committee.

The committee also includes the mayor of Grozny Islam Kadyrov, heads of Naursk, Gudermes, Nadterechny, Grozny, Shelkovsk, Sunzhensk districts and others.

R. Kadyrov has helped Orthodox people of the republic already more than once. Specifically, in 2009 he signed the document of free transfer for permanent use to the Church in Grozny of 3420 square meters of land for a Sunday school and a dining-room for poor and elderly. For funds of the Ahmad Kadyrov Foundation the Church has been practically rebuilt and paintings inside it have been completed.

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