A nun from Belarus became the laureate of the All-Russian church competition to help the homelesstranslated

The head of the social rehabilitation center for the homeless at the courtyard of the St. Elizabeth Monastery in the village of Lysaya Gora (Belarusian Orthodox Church), nun Martha (Guskova) became the winner of the XIII All-Russian competition for helping the homeless named after Nadezhda Monetova.

The award winner took place in Yekaterinburg at the plenary session of the XVII Interregional Conference on Church Social Service, reports the press service of the Synodal Department for Charity.

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The competition award - 100,000 rubles, a certificate of honor and a badge - was presented to nun Martha by the chairman of the Synodal Department for Charity, Archpriest Mikhail Potokin.

It is clarified that the rehabilitation center for the homeless in the courtyard of the St. Elizabeth's Monastery, which is headed by nun Martha (Guskova), has a dormitory, a canteen, workshops, and a farm.

About 170 people in difficult situations permanently live in the Center. After rehabilitation, some homeless people completely change their lives, start working, and start families.

The award for organizing assistance to the homeless was established in 2013 by the Synodal Department for...