new Orthodox church outside the walls of the academy of the Federal Security Service Russia Federation


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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has blessed the cornerstone of a new Orthodox church outside the walls of the academy of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in western Moscow.

According to a press statement by the Patriarchate, the new church is being constructed "at the initiative of the leadership and students" of the academy.

The patriarch's appearance highlights the increasingly close ties between the church and state, a relationship that has recently come under closer scrutiny and criticism from the opposition.

At a ceremony on July 31, the patriarch noted that because of the communist-era destruction of churches -- often carried out by the FSB's predecessor agencies -- many districts of the capital have few or no places of worship.

"We know what enormous losses were brought to the church life of Moscow by the years of revolution and the subsequent years of persecution," Kirill said. "Hundreds and hundreds of churches were destroyed. And today, in the memory of those destroyed holy places of the capital, we are erecting new churches in new areas."

Although the new church is next to the academy, the patriarch said it would be open to the public. It is part of a new project by the Russian Orthodox Church to build 200 new churches in the capital.

Kirill thanked Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and FSB Director Aleksandr Bortnikov for their support in constructing the new church. Both men were represented by deputies at the ceremony.

The mix of the Orthodox Church and Russian government is very strong.

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