Bishop Ambrose awarded Borisov philanthropist Vladimir Slesarev with the medal of the Maryinogorsk Icon of the Mother of Godtranslated

On July 8, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the holy noble princes Peter and Fevronia of Murom, Bishop Ambrose of Borisov and Maryinogorsk performed a prayer service for the holy faithful in the chapel located in the Yolkina estate in the village of Dudinka, Borisov district.

Concelebrating with His Eminence was the cleric of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Donskoy in the city of Borisov, Archpriest Andrei Shabalovsky.

At the end of the service, for many years of work to revive the historical heritage and contribution to the development of spirituality in the Borisov region, Bishop Ambrose awarded Vladimir Stepanovich Slesarev with the medal of the Maryinogorsk Icon of the Mother of God and presented him with an image of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Information: Vladimir Stepanovich Slesarev (born 1958) is a famous Borisov entrepreneur and philanthropist. He graduated from secondary school No. 17, then a military school and a military academy. He took part in events in Afghanistan and was awarded three orders. He has been retired since 1992. Vladimir Stepanovich made a special contribution to the preservation of the cultural heritage of his native city: in 2012, he restored the historical Kolodeev House, which had been neglected for many years, creating in it an exhibition hall and a real center of education in the field of...