» Lazarevsky Church was visited by a guest from MGIMO Vologda Metropolistranslated

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

» A guest from MGIMO visited the Lazarus Church Vologda Metropolis Vologda Metropolis

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Andreea Matei

Interestingly, a guest from MGIMO at our church in Vologda. What exactly brought him to Lazarevski?

Miguel Martínez

Interesting, a MGIMO visitor at the church of Lazarus. Does anyone know if he was a student or a teacher? It catches my attention because my husband studied a semester in Moscow years ago and always says the same thing about those exchanges.

Ilie Constantinescu

Interesting, yes. He's probably a student or graduate doing an internship in Russia and wanted to see an old church in Vologda. MGIMO sends many to international studies, but I don't know exactly what brought him to Lazarevski - maybe someone in the parish knows him personally. What do you think?

Paula López

Interesting what you say about your husband and his semester in Moscow. The visitor was a professor from MGIMO who came to Vologda for a few days, the father told me after the liturgy. Did your husband study at the same university or another one there?

Corina Stan

Maybe he is a diplomat or researcher who studies relations with Romania and came to us through some church connection. I saw that MGIMO has many who deal with Orthodox history and culture. Do you have any idea if he talked to the priest after the service?

Anca Munteanu

Maybe, but MGIMO trains more diplomats and analysts for relations with the former Soviet space, not necessarily with Romania. I understood that he talked with the father after the service, but not about history, but about how pilgrimages are organized at the monasteries in the area. How did you find out about this visit?

Andreea Tudor

Maybe, but I find it strange that he asked exactly about pilgrimages to our monasteries, not diplomatic relations. I saw the guest sitting with the father near the iconostasis after the Holy Liturgy, he seemed interested in the specific program from Voroneț and Sucevita. Did you know him personally or did you just read about him in the news?

Carlos García

My husband studied at Moscow State University, not at MGIMO, but he did spend a semester with some professors there in an international relations course. He told me that they were very demanding with languages. Did the visitor give a talk at the church or just stop by to say hello?

Constantin Ciobanu

I also read that the discussion was more about pilgrimages to Vologda monasteries and how to register, not about diplomacy or history. Maybe MGIMO also has religious tourism sections, who knows. Have you ever been to a monastery in the area?

Marius Ciobanu

Yes, I also read that there was talk mostly about pilgrimages and registrations. I went to the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery last summer, I liked the silence there and how the groups are organized. Which monastery did you visit last time in the area?

Bogdan Nistor

Yes, Kirillo-Belozersky is really quiet, especially early in the morning when there are not many pilgrims yet. The last time I went to the Ferapontov monastery was last summer, and I remembered how the guide talked about the frescoes of Dionysius without rushing. Did you manage to get to the cemetery there?

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