Lukashenko took part in unveiling of the monument to Metropolitan Filaret
04.05.2022
On May 3rd, the Head of State took part in the opening of a monument to Metropolitan Filaret, the first Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, with the bronze figure located on the site near the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk.
The monument depicts the Metropolitan meeting and blessing the residents of Minsk with the cross of St. Yevfrosiniya Polotskaya.
A team of authors led by sculptor Andrei Khotyanovsky worked on the creation of the sculpture, funded by the national budget.
“As during the life of Filaret, the President brought today a bouquet of white roses liked by the Metropolitan,” writes the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel.
As is known, the Belarusian Head of State treated the Patriarchal Exarch very warmly; he was a spiritual mentor and a good friend for Aleksandr Lukashenko.
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The monument depicts the Metropolitan meeting and blessing the residents of Minsk with the cross of St. Yevfrosiniya Polotskaya.
A team of authors led by sculptor Andrei Khotyanovsky worked on the creation of the sculpture, funded by the national budget.
“As during the life of Filaret, the President brought today a bouquet of white roses liked by the Metropolitan,” writes the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel.
As is known, the Belarusian Head of State treated the Patriarchal Exarch very warmly; he was a spiritual mentor and a good friend for Aleksandr Lukashenko.
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