The Odintsovo diocese summed up the results of the competition "The Beauty of God's World" 10/28/2026translated

On October 28, 2026, the Diocesan Administration of the Odintsovo Diocese summed up the results of the regional stage of the XXII International Children's Art Competition “The Beauty of God's World: the Peoples of a United Russia.” The composition of the evaluation commission: chairman of the jury - Archbishop Thomas of Odintsovo and Krasnogorsk; Chairman of the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Odintsovo Diocese, Archpriest Vladislav Gusar; priest Nikita Silin, responsible for religious education and catechesis of the Odintsovo deanery; Honored Worker of Culture of the Moscow Region, member of the Union of Artists of Russia, member of the Union of Artists of the Moscow Region, head of the fine arts department of the Odintsovo Children's Art School "Classics" Elena Nikolaevna Trushnikova; responsible for diocesan events and competitions of the Sunday School of the Bishop's Compound of the Grebnevskaya Icon of the Mother of God in Odintsovo, Yulia Aleksandrovna Esipova. The competition was attended by 110 works of participants in three categories: “Main Theme”, “Orthodox Icon” and “Porcelain Painting”.

The prize places were distributed as follows: In the nomination “MAIN TOPIC”, first age group (9-12 years): 1st place - Varvara Batalova, 11 years old, “Patron Saint”; 2nd place -…