The largest Orthodox church in the world will be built in the
territory of the female monastery dedicated to the "Bread Dispenser"
icon of the Mother of God. This cathedral should be capable of gathering
nearly 40,000 faithful within its walls.
The starets of the monastery, Igumen Sergiy (Romanov), announced the
project. He is an almost legendary and rather mysterious character, with
links to many Russian public figures: the Duma deputy Natalja
Poklonskaja (ex-Crimean prosecutor), the hockey champion Pavel Datsjuk,
the singer Aleksandr Novikov, and others, including several
entrepreneurs and oligarchs, all ready to finance the grandiose project.
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