• The walls of the church, decorated with murals, include battle scenes from Russian military history and Bible scripture texts.
  • In Russia, a colossal new Orthodox Church cathedral has gone up on the outskirts of Moscow. It is called the Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed forces - a...
  • Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and also the head priest of the Armed Forces Cathedral, blesses the altar with holy water.
  • The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces was sprinkled with holy water by Patriarch Kirill in 2020, but that does not mean it is holy.
  • In addition to being a place of worship for practitioners of the Russian Orthodox faith, the cathedral is a monument to Russian military might, both in World War II...
  • New Russian military cathedral. Thread starter kenigsberg. Start date Jun 17, 2020.
  • Another one was planned for Vladimir Putin but was dismantled due to public resistance. Update June 2020: The cathedral is to reopen on June 22, 2020.
  • Last week, the Russian Federation celebrated the consecration of the new Orthodox Cathedral dedicated to Russia’s military.
  • ...Patriarchal cathedral, "dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, as well as the military feats of the Russian people in all wars".
  • Wikipedia tells me that this cathedral was built as a part of "Patriot Park", a patriotic Russian military theme park ... a big military propaganda happy fun park...