Russian Patriarch visits Japan

September 15, 2012

Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church who is on a visit to Japan has visited the Sendai Orthodox diocese which was badly hit by the earthquake and tsunami in March last year.

He gave the local priests money for buying church utencils.

The Patriarch started his visit to Sendai with holding a service in the Annunciation Cathedral. Local residents who lost their families and property as a result of the disaster attended the service.

Patriarch Kirill said that Sendai played a very important role in Japanese Christianity. Orthodox Christianity first came there from Hokkaido in the 19th century when Archbishop Nicholas of Japan organised several Christian communities.

TASS

Voice of Russia

18 сентября 2012 г.

...
Комментарии
Здесь Вы можете оставить свой комментарий к данной статье. Все комментарии будут прочитаны редакцией портала Православие.Ru.
Ваше имя:
Ваш email:
Введите число, напечатанное на картинке
Войдите через FaceBook ВКонтакте Яндекс Mail.Ru Google или введите свои данные:
Храм Новомученников Церкви Русской. Внести лепту