Archpriest Daniel Lugovoi: South Africa has great interest in the Orthodox faith

During his recent visit to South Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also visited the Orthodox church. According to Archpriest Daniil Lugovoi, several hundred Russians visit the iconic place in Johannesburg on all major holidays. “And the locals come too. There is a great interest in Orthodoxy. I am asked to explain, to tell about the Orthodox faith, to show the temple. We have about 15% of the parishioners are local. And their attitude towards Russians is positive, with interest, the clergyman shared. Boers come to the temple to pray for the souls of volunteers from Russia, who came to fight the British more than a century ago. Recall that the parish in honor of St. Sergius in Johannesburg was formed in 1998 by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church-Society and Media Relations Vakhtang Kipshidze spoke about the settlement of the issue of the transfer of the Alexander Compound to Russia in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to him, this issue is complex and it will be resolved calmly and systematically.

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