Visit the of Russian Orthodox Church on the South Pole, which was previously scheduled for Christmas, postponed for technical reasons. "We hope that it will be able to perform at the baptism, but there - as God will", - the portal Interfax-Religion ", one of the organizers of the expedition.
As reported, the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy to assume the Christmas service in the central mainland of Antarctica in the vicinity of Hills Patriots. Blessing for the preparation of this campaign was received by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad Metropolitan East-American and the New York Ilariona. In preparing the trip are representatives of the Russian Antarctic expedition, experts Tsentrospasa Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and Roshydromet.
7 Apr., 2008 and archbishop of Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky Ignaty committed liturgy at the North Pole in a temporary tented temple, specially established for several hours on the ice floes.
Meanwhile, remember that the information on the news agency, the Orthodox Christmas in Antarctica, met the Prince of Monaco Albert II.
According to the head of the Russian Antarctic Expedition - Deputy Director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) Roshydromet Valery Lukin, His Highness Albert II - "a big fan of traveling to unknown places of the world" and the Orthodox Christmas holiday decided to visit the Russian Arctic explorer, working on King George Island in the Antarctic Prydz Bay.
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