Posted on 11/02/2021 6:17:31 PM PDT by marshmallow
"While the exterior of the new church will not exactly replicate the Istanbul cathedral, as there are a number of later additions to the building, the interior will be an exact replica, at 2/3 the size of the original."
Over the past 25 years, the Church of St. John Chrysostom in the tiny village of Godenovo in the Russian Yaroslavl Province has become a major pilgrimage center.
The church is home to the famous Godenovo Cross, known to work innumerable wonders both in antiquity and today. On feast days, more than a thousand pilgrims can easily descend upon the church, which can only accommodate about 300 people.
Thus, a new Byzantine-style cathedral, modeled after Agia Sophia in Istanbul, is under construction, designed to accommodate as many as 2,000 people.
In an interview about the project in June, Abbess Evstolia of the Pereslavl-St. Nicholas Monastery (the Church of St. John Chrysostom became a representation of the monastery in 1997) noted that the project became a necessity as the veneration of the Cross continued to grow and attract pilgrims from throughout Russia.
“Godenovo is a missionary center, and we’re building this church not for ourselves, but for those who come to the holy Cross, to receive healing and consolation from God,” Mother Evstolia explained.
Historical sources have preserved that the Cross first appeared in Russia on May 29, 1423, thirty years to the day before the fall of the Byzantine Empire. Moreover, it is believed that the Cross came “from the Greeks.” Thus, it was decided to model the new cathedral after the world-famous Agia Sophia.
(Excerpt) Read more at russian-faith.com ...
A BLM “mural” would be cheaper
This would be great!
Would be better to just re-take Constantinople and rescue it from the Saracens.
What? No minarets to appease the Muslims and woketards?
Better, but magnitudes more difficult.
I know, right? Wheeeee!
Hagia Sophia under muslim rule is God’s punishment for EP ecumenism.
Great Idea! It is stolen property! Take it back!
Without the minarets! Awesome.
Pre-Muslim “upgrades” I assume.
I know that Putin is a bad guy, but until Trump came along he was pretty much the only major world leader who stuck up for Christians around the globe.
Haha. Yeah. *looks over shoulder* I have always tacitly admired Vlad, though if I had the opportunity I might shank him
all joking aside, you know that Vlad is trying to restart the catholic church in Russia, da?
I know that Putin is a bad guy, but until Trump came along he was pretty much the only major world leader who stuck up for Christians around the globe.
I would say that Putin is a pretty level headed guy and does the same for the Russian people as Trump did for he US. I believe he is a lots better that that socialistic crap we have going on in our capitol, not to mention that the US sticks their noses in way too many things they shouldn’t and when push comes to shove they disappear.
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