First Arabian Peninsula Russian Orthodox Church Opens In United Arab Emirates
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The St. Philip the Apostle Russian Orthodox Church Complex has been constructed in the United Arab Emirates, next to the Mar Thoma church in Al Yamook, reminiscent of a little piece of Moscow in a sandy Sharjah site. The first Russian Orthodox Church in the Arabian Peninsula held its first service and opening ceremony on Saturday, August 13. It is the biggest ROC Complex outside the former Soviet Union that also includes a cultural centre. The temple is named after Saint Philip, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. With the first stone laid in 2007…
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…..”One cannot overestimate the importance this church has for the 200 thousand of Russians residing in the UAE. It is the first Russian Orthodox Church in this part of the world, and people have been anticipating it for a long time,”….
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