on 22 June, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill will consecrate the main Shrine of the Russian Armed forces, which is located in Moscow Park “Patriot”. Also on this day will be officially opened a Museum complex “Road of memory”.
the Consecration of the main temple of the Armed forces will take place in Day of memory and grief. On the website of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on a conference call, described the religious building and the Museum complex as a dedication to the great Victory. People can bring their children and grandchildren, to experience the country’s history, and passed on the “Road of memory” to know what the price of peaceful life.
the Russian Orthodox Church said that the temple’s Armed forces were built on public donations. There were collected more than three billion rubles. Two of them are allocated in Moscow, Moscow oblast — 950 million rubles, the rest of the money transferred the citizens and organizations of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Serbia, other countries of Europe and Asia.
Originally the main Church of the Armed forces was to be opened by may 9, but the ceremony was postponed because of the pandemic of coronavirus.