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Christmas in Russia (Russian: Рождество Христово, Rozhdestvo Khristovo), called Е́же по пло́ти Рождество Господа Бога и Спа́са нашего Иисуса Христа (Yezhe po ploti Rozhdestvo Gospoda Boga i Spasa nashego Yisusa Khrista) in the Russian Orthodox Church, is a holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Churches in the Greek and Antiochian traditions, along with the Orthodox Church in America, observed Christmas on Dec. 25. Some churches in the Slavic tradition, including Serbian and smaller ...
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Russian: Церковь Собора Пресвятой Богородицы), better known as Nativity or Stroganov is a Russian Orthodox church, located at the Rozhdestvenskaya Street in Nizhny Novgorod. It was built in 1696–1719 on the means of the merchant Grigory Stroganov.
The Russian Orthodox Church has four levels of self-government. [195] [196] [clarification needed] The autonomous churches which are part of the ROC are: Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), a special status autonomy close to autocephaly; Self-governed churches (Estonia, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia)
Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. Traditions vary, but typically the main worship service for ...
Christianity in Russia is the most widely professed religion in the country. The largest tradition is the Russian Orthodox Church.According to official sources, there are 170 eparchies of the Russian Orthodox Church, 145 of which are grouped in metropolitanates. [1]
In his Christmas message, the Russian president praised the church for "strengthening the institution of the family, the upbringing of young people and the affirmation of moral ideals".
The building is still partly in use today as a museum and, since 1991, is occasionally used for services by the Russian Orthodox Church. Since 1997, Orthodox Christian services have been held regularly. Nowadays, every Sunday at Saint Basil's church, there is a divine liturgy at 10 a.m. with an Akathist to Saint Basil. [61] [14]