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Rector of Moscow Theological Academy arrives in Macedonia
On June 9, 2014, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of the rector of Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Prof. V. Stokowski, a Moscow Theological Academy delegation led by its rector Archbishop Eugeny of Vereya arrived in Macedonia. Archbishop Eugeny is accompanied by Archpriest Alexander Zadornov, MTA pro-rector for theological studies, and Prof. A. Pentkovsky.
On June 9, the delegation visited the university in Skopje. They had a talk with Prof. Stoikowski, discussing the present state of and prospects for the students’ exchange and academic cooperation between the university and the Russian Orthodox Church’s theological schools as well as participation of Moscow Theological Academy’s representatives in preparations for the celebrations to mark the 1100th anniversary of the demise of St. Clement of Ohrid in 2016.
On the same day, Archbishop Eugeny was received in audience by Macedonia’s President Gyorge Ivanov.
The Russian Orthodox Church delegation will stay in Macedonia till June 13. They will see the sights in Skopje and Ohrid and visit the Monastery of St. Naum of Ohrid and other Orthodox holy places in Macedonia.
DECR Communication Service
Photos by Macedonian News Agency
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