The decision was made due to the increasing number of visitors, as well as to avoid disturbing the monastic life and prayer schedule.
Dmitry Kiryukhin
Siberia amazes everyone who visits, leaves a lasting impression, and makes one yearn for it.
The consecration of the foundation stone represents a new chapter for Orthodox Christianity in Padua, a city already rich in religious history and architectural heritage.
The mission center is establishing the Orthodox village in response to the severe poverty in Tanzania, where thousands—including many widowed mothers with orphaned children—live in mud huts.
“It symbolizes St. Gabriel’s protection not only of our monastery but of all of Tolochin, and reminds us that we all, regardless of nationality, should carry peace, light, warmth, charity, and mercy,” emphasizes Mother Anfisa.