The first collection of the church project of testimonies of faith during the years of persecution has been publishedtranslated

The first collection of the project of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church “Memory of the Church. Conversations with witnesses to the life of the Church in the Soviet era."

The book includes 13 conversations with people who shared their memories of the life of believers during the years of Soviet power, according to the website of the Educational Committee.

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“These are living stories of people whose lives and faith occurred during years of persecution and trials. They remember how they went to church in secret, how they prayed at home, how they remained faithful to God at school, in the army, and in the family. These memories are addressed to those who inherit their experience today, and become a bridge between generations,” the message noted.

The first collection includes stories covering the period from the pre-war years to the end of the Soviet era. Among his heroes are people of different positions: bishops, priests, monastics and ordinary laymen.

The book presents conversations with Metropolitan Kirill (Pokrovsky) and Metropolitan Sergius (Fomin), who remembers the first Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus, Metropolitan Filaret (Vakhromeev) in connection with the 90th anniversary of his birth.

The following also shared their memories: Protopresbyter Vladimir Divakov, Archpriests Maxim Kozlov, Vladimir...