St. Sergius DayOn 12th of October, on Sunday, the Russian Orthodox Parish of St. Sergius of Radonezh celebrated its Parish Day. On the service
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The Architecture of the Church of Saint Sergius of Radonezh in MidrandThe picturesque silhouette of the Orthodox Church of Saint Sergius of Radonezh stands in a prime location in Midrand, where it is visible from the N1 highway, crossing South Africa. His Eminence Cyrill, the Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad and His Eminence Seraphim, the Metropolitan of Johannesburg and Pretoria consecrated it on 2 March 2003. The Church fulfils a need for the spiritual support of emigrants from the Commonwealth of Independent Countries who now reside in the Republic of South Africa. These emigrants are now able to experience a spiritual and cultural link with their Motherland. The appearance of the Church is supposed to reflect the wealth of ancient cultural Orthodox tradition. For this reason, the famous architect Yuri Kirs, from St. Petersburg, was asked to design this masterpiece. He is well known for his architectural work on the restoration of the Cathedral of the Vladimirskaja Icon of the Mother of God, the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the St. Xenia Chapel in the Smolensk cemetery and the restoration of the iconostases and churches of the Holy Transfiguration Valaam Monastery.
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