The first director of the Orthodox gymnasium in Belgorod reposed in the Lordtranslated

With the blessing of Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol, on October 8, 2026, at the age of 89, Lyudmila Alekseevna Khudasova, who was at the forefront of the creation of the Belgorod Orthodox Gymnasium in the name of Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, reposed in the Lord. Lyudmila Alekseevna left a deep mark in the souls of not only her family, but also in the hearts and destinies of numerous students, colleagues, and like-minded people. Lyudmila Alekseevna was born on April 20, 1937 in the village of Lyubostan, Kursk region. She graduated from the Belgorod Pedagogical Institute in 1960 and became a teacher of Russian language and literature. Her career began with teaching in the village of Toplinka, continued at an evening school in the city of Belgorod, and subsequently at State Pedagogical Technical University No. 17. In the 1990s, a Sunday school began operating at the Belomestnenskaya eight-year school, where Lyudmila Alekseevna taught and directed.

From 1996 to 1999 - during the difficult years of the formation of Orthodox education and upbringing in the Belgorod region - Lyudmila Alekseevna Khudasova worked as the director of the first Orthodox gymnasium in our diocese. She stood at the origins of Orthodox upbringing and education in Belgorod. Good deeds of Lyudmila Alekseevna on...